Disassembly — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the act of taking something apart (as a piece of machinery)

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/dˈaʊɾəs/

🇬🇧British English

/dˌɪsɐsˈɛmblɪ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dˌɪsɐsˈɛmblɪ/

4 syllables Say it as /dˈaʊɾəs/.

Examples

Russia and the United States discussed the dismantling of their nuclear weapons

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

dismantling dismantlement

Antonyms

assembly

Parts of Speech

noun	the act of taking something apart (as a piece of machinery) “Russia and the United States discussed the dismantling of their nuclear weapons”

Word Forms

dismantle

verb

take apart into its constituent pieces

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Demontage

der Vorgang, etwas auseinanderzunehmen (als Teil einer Maschine)

🇫🇷French

démontage

l'acte de démonter quelque chose (comme une pièce de machine)

🇪🇸Spanish

desmontaje

el acto de desarmar algo (como una pieza de maquinaria)

🇮🇹Italian

smontaggio

l'atto di smontare qualcosa (come un pezzo di macchina)

🇳🇱Dutch

demontage

de handeling waarbij iets uit elkaar wordt gehaald (als een machineonderdeel)

🇵🇹Portuguese

desmontagem

o ato de desmontar algo (como uma peça de maquinaria)

🇷🇺Russian

разборка

акт разборки чего-либо (как части механизма)

India

🇮🇳Tamil

பிரித்தெடுத்தல்

எதையாவது பிரித்து எடுக்கும் செயல் (இயந்திரத்தின் ஒரு பகுதியாக)

🇮🇳Telugu

వేరుచేయడం

దేనినైనా వేరుగా తీసుకునే చర్య (యంత్రాల ముక్కగా)

🇮🇳Gujarati

ડિસએસેમ્બલી

કંઈક અલગ લેવાની ક્રિયા (મશીનરીના ટુકડા તરીકે)

🇮🇳Kannada

ಡಿಸ್ಅಸೆಂಬಲ್

ಏನನ್ನಾದರೂ ಹೊರತುಪಡಿಸಿ ತೆಗೆದುಕೊಳ್ಳುವ ಕ್ರಿಯೆ (ಯಂತ್ರದ ತುಣುಕಾಗಿ)

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഡിസ്അസംബ്ലിംഗ്

എന്തെങ്കിലും വേർപെടുത്തുന്ന പ്രവർത്തനം (യന്ത്രങ്ങളുടെ ഒരു കഷണമായി)

🇵🇰Urdu

بے ترکیبی

کسی چیز کو الگ کرنے کا عمل (مشینری کے ٹکڑے کے طور پر)

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

拆卸

拆开某物（如一台机器）的行为

🇯🇵Japanese

分解

何かを（機械の一部として）分解する行為

🇰🇷Korean

분해

(기계의 일부로서) 무언가를 분해하는 행위

🇻🇳Vietnamese

tháo gỡ

hành động tháo rời một cái gì đó (như một bộ phận của máy móc)

🇹🇭Thai

ถอดชิ้นส่วน

การแยกบางสิ่งออกจากกัน (เป็นชิ้นส่วนของเครื่องจักร)

🇮🇩Indonesian

pembongkaran

tindakan mengambil sesuatu yang terpisah (sebagai bagian dari mesin)

🇵🇭Filipino

pagtatanggal-tanggal

ang pagkilos ng paghihiwalay ng isang bagay (bilang isang piraso ng makinarya)

🇲🇾Malay

pembongkaran

tindakan memisahkan sesuatu (sebagai sekeping jentera)

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

التفكيك

فعل تفكيك شيء ما (كقطعة من الآلات)

🇮🇷Persian

جداسازی قطعات

عمل جدا کردن چیزی (به عنوان یک قطعه ماشین)

🇹🇷Turkish

sökme

bir şeyi parçalara ayırma eylemi (bir makine parçası olarak)

🇮🇱Hebrew

פירוק

הפעולה של פירוק של משהו (כמו חתיכת מכונות)

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