Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dematerialization

/diːməˌtɪəɹɪəlaɪˈzeɪʃən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.43 in modern English

Syllables: de-ma-te-ri-al-iza-tion
IPA: /diːməˌtɪəɹɪəlaɪˈzeɪʃən/

29

Scrabble Score

17

Letters

7

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The act or process of dematerializing, or becoming immaterial.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The substitution of paper-form securities by book-entry securities.

Countable; Uncountable

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 materialization English dematerialization From de- + materialization.

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /diːməˌtɪəɹɪəlaɪˈzeɪʃən/

Usage

Inflected Forms

dematerializations (plural) dematerialisation (alternative)

Homonyms

dematerialisation

Questions

How do you pronounce dematerialization?: The recorded pronunciation is /diːməˌtɪəɹɪəlaɪˈzeɪʃən/.
What does dematerialization mean?: The act or process of dematerializing, or becoming immaterial.
Where does dematerialization 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 materialization English dematerialization From de- + materialization.

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