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decoherent

/diːkəʊˈhɪəɹənt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
de-co-her-ent
IPA
/diːkəʊˈhɪəɹənt/
16
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Exhibiting decoherence.

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- Latin cohaereō Latin cohaerēnsder. Middle French coherentder. English coherent English decoherent From de- + coherent.

Regional Pronunciation

  • British English: /diːkəʊˈhɪəɹənt/

Inflected Forms

more decoherent (comparative) most decoherent (superlative)

Derived Forms

decoherency

Questions

How do you pronounce decoherent?
The recorded pronunciation is /diːkəʊˈhɪəɹənt/.
What does decoherent mean?
Exhibiting decoherence.
Where does decoherent 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- Latin cohaereō Latin cohaerēnsder. Middle French coherentder. English coherent English decoherent From de- + coherent.

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