an unbridgeable disparity (as from a failure of understanding)

designed to be unfastened or disconnected without damage

An exchange or a swap, especially one done secretly, A device used to break or open an electric circuit or to divert current from one conductor to another, A flailing or lashing, as with a slender rod, intransitive verb_ To exchange, To connect, disconnect, or divert (an electric current) by operating a switch, To move (rolling stock) from one track to another; shunt

To differentiate or discriminate between; distinguish, To put space between; space apart or scatter, To cause (one person) to stop living with another, or to cause (a couple) to stop living together, often by decree, transitive verb_ To disunite; to divide; to disconnect; to sever; to part in any manner, To come between; to keep apart by occupying the space between; to lie between, To set apart; to select from among others, as for a special use or service, adjective_ Divided from another or others; disjoined; disconnected; separated; -- said of things once connected, Disunited from the body; disembodied, Not touching or adjoined; detached, noun_ Something that is separate or distinct, especially, A stereo component that is purchased separately and connected to other components as part of a system, One who is or prefers to be separate; a separatist; a dissenter

be idle; exist in a changeless situation, run disconnected or idle, noun_ the state of an engine or other mechanism that is idling, An indolent person, adjective_ Not employed; unoccupied with business; inactive; doing nothing, not in action or at work, without a basis in reason or fact

Used to greet someone, answer the telephone, or express surprise, A call for response if it is not clear if anyone is present or listening, or if a telephone conversation may have been disconnected, An expression of puzzlement or discovery, noun_ "Hello!" or an equivalent greeting, an expression of greeting

A disconnected piece; a fragment, A chemical component separated by fractionation, A ratio of two numbers, the numerator and the denominator, usually written one above the other and separated by a horizontal bar, verb_ perform a division, To divide or break into fractions

One who or that which connects, A device (or, more precisely, a mating pair of devices, often a plug and a socket) for connecting together two wires, cables, or hoses, allowing electricity or fluid to flow but also allowing easy disconnection and reconnection when necessary, an instrumentality that connects