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decohere

/diːkəʊˈhɪə(ɹ)/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
de-co-here
IPA
/diːkəʊˈhɪə(ɹ)/
14
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To cause, or to undergo decoherence.

Example Sentences

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- Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- Latin haereō Latin cohaereōbor. English cohere English decohere From de- + cohere.

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • British English: /diːkəʊˈhɪə(ɹ)/

Inflected Forms

decoheres (present, singular) decohering (participle, present) decohered (participle, past) decohered (past)

Derived Forms

decoherence decoherent decoherer decohesion decohesive

Rhymes With

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Questions

How do you pronounce decohere?
The recorded pronunciation is /diːkəʊˈhɪə(ɹ)/.
What does decohere mean?
To cause, or to undergo decoherence.
Where does decohere 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- Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- Latin haereō Latin cohaereōbor. English cohere English decohere From de- + cohere.

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