decouplings
Severing of connections
Decouplings are instances of separating things that were previously connected or interdependent.
The term appears often in discussions of economics and policy: The decouplings of various national economies from the dollar proceeded slowly.
In physics, decouplings describe particles or systems ceasing to interact.
The word implies deliberate or significant separation rather than mere disconnection.
Barrier separating spaces
- divisionSplitting into parts
- bifurcationDivision into two branches
- segmentationDivision into sections
- subdivisionPortion of something larger
fragmentation · dissociation · disunion · disjunction · cleavage · dissection · breakup · splitting
Sever from power source
- disengageBreak free from attachment
- detachTo separate from
- unlinkSever a connection
- severCut apart completely
disassociate · disjoin · disentangle · unhooking · unfastening · unlocking · disengagement · detachment
Independent decision-making capacity
- self-sufficiencyIndependence from outside aid
- self-relianceDepending on oneself alone
- freedomAbsence of constraint
- sovereigntySupreme independent authority
self-determination · self-governance · emancipation · enfranchisement · liberation · empowerment · individualism · self-direction
Thermal transfer prevention
- quarantineIsolation preventing disease transmission
- segregationForced separation by group
- compartmentalizationDivision into distinct sections
- seclusionVoluntary withdrawal from society
withdrawal · alienation · separation · buffering · shielding · ringfencing · firewalling · siloing
partition
Barrier separating spaces
- divisionSplitting into parts
- bifurcationDivision into two branches
- segmentationDivision into sections
subdivision · fragmentation · dissociation · disunion · disjunction · cleavage · dissection · breakup · splitting · divergence
unplug
Sever from power source
sever · disassociate · disjoin · disentangle · unhooking · unfastening · unlocking · disengagement · detachment · disconnection
autonomy
Independent decision-making capacity
- self-sufficiencyIndependence from outside aid
- self-relianceDepending on oneself alone
- freedomAbsence of constraint
sovereignty · self-determination · self-governance · emancipation · enfranchisement · liberation · empowerment · individualism · self-direction · self-management
insulation
Thermal transfer prevention
- quarantineIsolation preventing disease transmission
- segregationForced separation by group
- compartmentalizationDivision into distinct sections
seclusion · withdrawal · alienation · separation · buffering · shielding · ringfencing · firewalling · siloing · partitioning
decouplingscouplings
Devices joining two parts
connections · linkages · attachments · joinings · unions
decouplingsmergers
Corporate consolidations
acquisitions · consolidations · integrations · amalgamations · combinations
decouplingsintegrations
Acts of combining parts
couplings · synchronizations · coordinations · interdependencies · entanglements