Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

disassembly

/dɪsəˈsɛmbli/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.52 in modern English

Syllables: dis-as-sem-bly
IPA: /dɪsəˈsɛmbli/

19

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The process of disassembling.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The code generated by a disassembler.

Countable

Example Sentences

"RUD stands for “rapid unscheduled disassembly” – a fancy way to say “crashed.”"
"Across spans of millions of years, mountain ranges tear themselves apart through suicidal erosion. But lately, experts warn, the pace of disassembly has accelerated, stoked by the human-made climate crisis."
"If you can trace back through the disassembly to where the variable is first loaded into a register, you can often discover its value or its address by inspecting that register."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ ▲ Proto-Indo-European *trísinflu. Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is- Proto-Italic *dis- Latin dis- Old French des-bor. ▲ Latin dis-bor. Middle English dis- English dis- English assembly English disassembly From dis- + assembly.

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /dɪsəˈsɛmbli/

Usage

Inflected Forms

disassemblies (plural)

Phrases

disassembly line energetic disassembly rapid unplanned disassembly rapid unscheduled disassembly

Frequently Paired Words

disassemblable reassemblable

Synonyms

dismantling dismantlement

Antonyms

assembly reassembly

Questions

How do you pronounce disassembly?: The recorded pronunciation is /dɪsəˈsɛmbli/.
What does disassembly mean?: The process of disassembling.
Where does disassembly come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ ▲ Proto-Indo-European *trísinflu. Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is- Proto-Italic *dis- Latin dis- Old French des-bor. ▲ Latin dis-bor. Middle English dis- English dis- English assembly English disassembly From dis- + assembly.

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