Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

disgregation

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
dis-gre-ga-tion
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Separation; scattering.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A measure of the separation of the particles of a system; an early formulation of entropy.

Countable; Obsolete; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin disgregātiō, from dis- (“apart”) + grex (“flock”). The thermodynamics sense was introduced in 1862 by German physicist Rudolf Clausius in his formulation of what is now called the second law of thermodynamics.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: disgregātiō

Usage

Inflected Forms

Antonyms

Questions

What does disgregation mean?
Separation; scattering.
Where does disgregation come from?
It is traced to Latin.

How to pronounce disgregation

  1. Open the pronunciation page — Open the Speakur entry for “disgregation”.
  2. Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling () so you know which sounds to aim for.
  3. Play the audio — Click Play to hear reference audio for “disgregation”.
  4. Repeat and practice — Say “disgregation” aloud, matching stress and vowels until it feels natural.