Related Searches
Nearby Words
adjective
1.
becoming obsolete; passing out of use, as a word: an obsolescent term.
2.
becoming outdated or outmoded, as machinery or weapons.
3.
Biology. gradually disappearing or imperfectly developed, as vestigial organs.
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2012.
Cite This Source
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2012.
Cite This Source
|
Link To obsolescent
00:10
00:09
00:08
00:07
00:06
00:05
00:04
00:03
00:02
00:01
Obsolescent
is always a great word to know.
So is zygote. Does it mean:
| the merging of two or more cells into a single cell |
| the cell produced by the union of two gametes before it undergoes cleavage or cell division |
Collins
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
Cite This Source
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
Cite This Source
Etymonline
Word Origin & History
obsolescent
1755, from L. obsolescentum (nom. obsolescens), prp. of obsolescere "fall into disuse" (see obsolete).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
Cite This Source
Cite This Source
Word Dynamo Rating For Obsolescent
Dictionary.com, LLC. Copyright © 2012. All rights reserved.
