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the process or condition of going out of date or being no longer in use.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obsolescence - the process of becoming obsolete; falling into disuse or becoming out of date; "a policy of planned obsolescence" degeneration, devolution - the process of declining from a higher to a lower level of effective power or vitality or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 [ˌɒbsəˈlesns] N → caída f en desuso, obsolescencia f
planned obsolescence → obsolescencia f planificada

obsolescence [ˌɒbsəˈlɛs^əns] n [machine, product] → obsolescence f
built-in obsolescence → obsolescence endogène
planned obsolescence → obsolescence planifiée

obsolescence

n → Veralten nt ? planned obsolescence

obsolescence [ˈɒbsəˈlɛsns] n → obsolescenza
built-in or planned obsolescence (Comm) → obsolescenza programmata

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obsolescence [ˈɒbsəˈlɛsns] n → obsolescenza
built-in or planned obsolescence (Comm) → obsolescenza programmata