departure

partenza

L’atto di lasciare un luogo o il momento in cui inizia un viaggio.

In inglese semplice: The act of leaving a place, or the time when a journey starts.

• Our departure is at noon.
• Heavy snow delayed the departure of three flights.
• She waved goodbye before his departure.

Come si usa: departure from somewhere (Our departure from London was delayed.)

Sinonimi: leaving

Contrari: arrival

Espressioni comuni: departure time, departure from somewhere, early departure

scostamento, cambiamento

Cambiamento rispetto al modo abituale di fare qualcosa o a un piano concordato.

In inglese semplice: A change from the usual way of doing something or from an agreed plan.

• This meal is a departure from our usual cooking.
• Her latest novel marks a radical departure in style.
• Several departures from the agreed procedure caused confusion.

Come si usa: a departure from something (The new design is a departure from our usual style.)

Sinonimi: deviation, change

Espressioni comuni: departure from tradition, a radical departure, departure from something

differenza delle ascisse

Differenza tra le posizioni verso est dei due estremi di una linea o curva misurata.

In inglese semplice: The difference between the eastward positions of the two ends of a measured line or curve.

• The surveyor calculated the departure of the line.
• Each segment has a latitude and a departure.
• A negative departure indicates movement westward.

Espressioni comuni: calculate departure, latitude and departure