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rehinging

rehinging

7.7
Putting new parts that let doors or lids open and close
  • noun
translation icon : reinstalación de bisagras
  • Professional rehinging can extend the life of heavy wooden doors.

Examples

  • After years of use, the old gate needed complete rehinging to function properly.

  • The rehinging of the door was completed quickly.

  • The rehinging of the cabinet doors made them open smoothly again.

  • After the storm, we needed a rehinging for the broken gate.

  • The carpenter demonstrated the process of rehinging the door to improve its function.

  • After years of wear, the old cabinet needed rehinging to ensure it opened smoothly.

  • He suggested rehinging the gate to make it easier to open and close.

Synonyms

fixation
vsrehinging
2 6.0

Fastening something so it stays in one position

attaches moving fittings that allow parts to swing or open rather than fix them
reattachment
vsrehinging
1 4.6

Putting something back where it was after it was removed

involves installing new or replacement moving fittings rather than rejoining original parts
rearticulation
vsrehinging
  • Specialized
8.5

Putting parts back together so they can move, often by surgery

attaches new replacement moving fittings for doors or lids rather than general joints

Antonyms

dismantling
14 4.4

The act of taking a machine or system apart

Surface Forms

rehinging singular
rehingings plural

Morphology

rehinging = rehinge (transparent) = re + hinge + ing

This is a regular action noun formed from the verb 'rehinge' with '-ing'.

Etymology

The word rehinging comes from the prefix re- meaning 'again' and hinge, the metal part that lets a door or gate turn. So rehinging is the action of putting new or replacement hinges on something 'again' to make doors open smoothly.