Hemmung — meaning in English
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English meaning
- check noun An inspection to make sure something is correct, safe, or working.
- inhibition noun A feeling of self-consciousness or fear that stops someone acting freely.
Senses
Hemmung is used for these senses in English:
- check A control; a limit or stop.
- escapement (clocks, mechanics) The linkage in a (watch) that gives impulses to the timekeeping element and periodically releases the gear train to move forward, advancing the clock's hands.
- inhibition The act of inhibiting.
check — full definition
- noun An inspection to make sure something is correct, safe, or working.
- noun A written order instructing a bank to pay a stated sum (spelled "cheque" in British English).
- noun The bill for a meal, especially in a restaurant.
- noun In chess, a position where the king is under direct threat of capture.
- verb To examine or verify something.
inhibition — full definition
- noun A feeling of self-consciousness or fear that stops someone acting freely.
- noun In science, the act of slowing or blocking a process or reaction.