"depin" meaning in English

See depin in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: depins [present, singular, third-person], depinning [participle, present], depinned [participle, past], depinned [past]
Etymology: From de- + pin. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|de|pin}} de- + pin Head templates: {{en-verb|++}} depin (third-person singular simple present depins, present participle depinning, simple past and past participle depinned)
  1. (physics) To undergo depinning.

Inflected forms

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