Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

decomposition

/diːˌkɒmpəˈzɪʃən/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.26 in modern English

Syllables: de-com-po-si-tion
IPA: /diːˌkɒmpəˈzɪʃən/

20

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

5

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A biological process through which organic material is reduced to e.g. compost.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The act of taking something apart, e.g. for analysis.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The splitting (of e.g. a matrix, an atom, or a compound) into constituent parts.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Before tearing up the property with machinery, the police conducted a screening at the site with specialised cadaver dogs. The dogs gave positive indications in specific areas of the property, indicating the scent of human decomposition."
"Speech decomposition into a periodic and a non-periodic part is a subject of considerable importance with applications in speech synthesis, […]"

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- English composition English decomposition From de- + composition.

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /diːˌkɒmpəˈzɪʃən/

Usage

Inflected Forms

decompositions (plural)

Derived Forms

autodecomposition decompositional eigendecomposition nanodecomposition nondecomposition photodecomposition predecomposition thermodecomposition

Phrases

Białynicki-Birula decomposition branch-decomposition chemical decomposition Dantzig-Wolfe decomposition decomposition potential double decomposition eigen decomposition Heegaard decomposition

Frequently Paired Words

decompose

Synonyms

vector decomposition decay rot rotting putrefaction breakdown decomposition reaction chemical decomposition reaction

Rhymes With

position addition competition commission mission condition edition definition opposition permission tradition recognition

Questions

How do you pronounce decomposition?: The recorded pronunciation is /diːˌkɒmpəˈzɪʃən/.
What does decomposition mean?: A biological process through which organic material is reduced to e.g. compost.
Where does decomposition come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- English composition English decomposition From de- + composition.

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