obsolescence

ob·so·les·cent  (bs-lsnt)

adj.

1. Being in the process of passing out of use or usefulness; becoming obsolete.

2. Biology Gradually disappearing; imperfectly or only slightly developed. Used of an organ or other part of an animal or plant.

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[Latin obsolscns, obsolscent-, present participle of obsolscere, to fall into disuse : ob-, away; see ob- + solre, to be accustomed to.]

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obso·lescence n.

obso·lescent·ly adv.

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obsolescence

the process or condition of going out of date or being no longer in use. — obsolescent, adj.

See also: Time

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

obsolescence - the process of becoming obsolete; falling into disuse or becoming out of date; "a policy of planned obsolescence" degeneration, devolution - the process of declining from a higher to a lower level of effective power or vitality or essential quality

Translations

obsolescence [ɔbsəˈlɛsns] n → obsolescencia

obsolescence [ɔbsəˈlɛsns] n → vieillissement m; obsolescence f;

built-in or planned obsolescence (Comm) → désuétude calculée

obsolescence [ɔbsəˈlɛsns] n → Veralten nt;

built-in or planned obsolescence (Comm) → geplanter Verschleiß m

obsolescence [ɔbsəˈlɛsns] n → obsolescenza;

built-in or planned obsolescence (COMM) → obsolescenza programmata