- obsolescent
- obsolescent (adj.) 1755, from L. obsolescentum (nom. obsolescens), prp. of obsolescere "fall into disuse" (see OBSOLETE (Cf. obsolete)).
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obsolescent — index obsolete, outdated, outmoded Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 obsolescent … Law dictionary
Obsolescent — Ob so*les cent, a. [L. obsolescens, entis, p. pr. of obsolescere, to wear out gradually, to fall into disuse; ob (see {Ob }) + solere to use, be wont.] Going out of use; becoming obsolete; passing into desuetude. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
obsolescent — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ becoming obsolete. DERIVATIVES obsolesce verb obsolescence noun. ORIGIN from Latin obsolescere fall into disuse … English terms dictionary
obsolescent — [äb΄sə les′ənt] adj. [L obsolescens] in the process of becoming obsolete obsolescence n. obsolescently adv … English World dictionary
obsolescent — obsolescence [ ɔpsɔlesɑ̃s ] n. f. • 1958; mot angl. (1828), du lat. obsolescere « tomber en désuétude » ♦ Didact. Fait de devenir périmé. Spécialt (Écon.) Pour un bien, Fait d être déprécié, périmé pour des raisons indépendantes de son usure… … Encyclopédie Universelle
obsolescent — obsolescence ob‧so‧les‧cence [ˌɒbsəˈlesns ǁ ˌɑːb ] noun [uncountable] when a product, system etc is becoming no longer useful because something better is available, possible etc: • Now markets are subject to the faster obsolescence of products… … Financial and business terms
obsolescent — obsolescently, adv. /ob seuh les euhnt/, adj. 1. becoming obsolete; passing out of use, as a word: an obsolescent term. 2. becoming outdated or outmoded, as machinery or weapons. 3. Biol. gradually disappearing or imperfectly developed, as… … Universalium
obsolescent — [[t]ɒ̱bsəle̱s(ə)nt[/t]] ADJ If something is obsolescent, it is no longer needed because something better has been invented. ...outmoded, obsolescent equipment. Syn: outdated … English dictionary
obsolescent — obsolete, obsolescent Both words are derived from Latin obsolescere meaning ‘to fall into disuse’. Something (either physical, such as a piece of machinery, or conceptual, such as a custom or idea) is obsolete when it is outdated and no longer… … Modern English usage
obsolescent — noncurrent oncurrent adj. not current or belonging to the present time. Opposite of {current}. [Narrower terms: {back(prenominal), out of date}; {discontinued, out of print(predicate), out of production(predicate), out of use(predicate)};… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
