ENABLING

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does enabling mean? 

• ENABLING (adjective)
  The adjective ENABLING has 1 sense:

1. providing legal power or sanction

  Familiarity information: ENABLING used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ENABLING (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Providing legal power or sanction

Context example:

enabling power

Similar:

facultative (granting a privilege or permission or power to do or not do something)

sanctionative; sanctioning (implying sanction or serving to sanction)

Antonym:

disabling (depriving of legal right; rendering legally disqualified)

 Context examples 

To meet this definition, the enabling science and technology must be at the nanoscale, but the systems and devices themselves are not restricted to that size.

(Nanoscale Devices and Systems, NCI Thesaurus)

So it swings around as the planet rotates, enabling scientists to measure a periodic signal in radio waves to get the rotation rate.

(Scientists Finally Know What Time It Is on Saturn, NASA)

They are working on conditions to improve the survival and performance of the freeze-dried bacteria, enabling a longer shelf life.

(New Type of Battery Created from Paper, Fueled by Bacteria, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

Fortuitously, the atmosphere of GJ 3470 b turned out to be mostly clear, with only thin hazes, enabling the scientists to probe deep into the atmosphere.

(Atmosphere of Midsize Planet Revealed by Hubble, Spitzer, NASA)

A team led by Dr. Floyd E. Romesberg of the Scripps Research Institute aimed to expand the genetic code itself, thereby enabling greater flexibility toward creating new biomaterials.

(Expanding the Genetic Alphabet, NIH)

M A 131I Osteogenic Sarcoma binds to an antigen found in osteogenic sarcomas and colorectal and breast carcinomas, thereby enabling the scintigraphic visualization of primary and metastatic tumors that express 791Tgp72.

(M A 131I Osteogenic Sarcoma, NCI Thesaurus)

Second, CHCs provide a fully comprehensive range of primary care services, including "enabling" or support services.

(Community Health Center, NCI Thesaurus)

Earth's atmosphere is the reason liquid water can exist on the surface, enabling life to thrive.

(A Rare Look at a Rocky Exoplanet's Surface, NASA)

In addition to enabling the delivery of drugs to tumors, the nanogels can target malignant cells and degrade into nontoxic components.

(Novel nanogels hold promise for improved drug delivery to cancer patients, National Science Foundation)

The electrons in the ionosphere normally reflect radio waves back to ground level, enabling long-distance radio communications.

(Solar Storms Can Drain Electrical Charge Above Earth, NASA)