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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

  1. noun An inspection to make sure something is correct, safe, or working.
  2. noun A written order instructing a bank to pay a stated sum (spelled "cheque" in British English).
  3. noun The bill for a meal, especially in a restaurant.
  4. noun In chess, a position where the king is under direct threat of capture.
  5. verb To examine or verify something.

inhibition — full definition

  1. noun A feeling of self-consciousness or fear that stops someone acting freely.
  2. noun In science, the act of slowing or blocking a process or reaction.

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