disintegration
/dɪsˌɪnd.əˈɡɹeɪ.ʃən/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 3.02 in modern English
16
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
5
Syllables
10
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
The wearing away or falling to pieces of rocks or strata, produced by atmospheric action, frost, ice, etc.
Countable; Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "A Pan American World Airways, Inc., B-707-321B, N761PA, experienced an explosive disintegration of the third stage turbine disk of the No. 4 engine at approximately 1410 P.d.t, June 28, 1965. The accident occurred shortly after takeoff from San Francisco International Airport, San Francisco, California, at an altitude of about 800 feet above the ground. Disintegration of the turbine disk was followed by a fire in the No. 4 engine area and an explosion in the outboard reserve fuel tank. The No. 4 engine and approximately 25 feet of the right outer wing separated from the aircraft."
- "The sample exhibited an activity of three disintegrations per second."
Etymology
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /dɪsˌɪnd.əˈɡɹeɪ.ʃən/
- British English: /dɪs.ɪn.tɪˈɡɹeɪ.ʃən/