obsolescence (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *obsolescence*:
NOUN	process	obsolescence	the process of becoming obsolete

obsolescence > pronunciation
Sounds	aa.bsahleh'sahns
Rhymes	abeyance ... virulence: 273 rhymes with ahns...

English > *obsolescence*: 1 sense > noun 1, process
Meaning	The process of becoming obsolete; falling into disuse or becoming out of date.
Example	"a policy of planned obsolescence"
Broader	degeneration, devolution	The process of declining from a higher to a lower level of effective power or vitality or essential quality
Spanish	obsolescencia
Catalan	obsolescence, obsolescència
Adjectives	obsolescent	becoming obsolete
Verbs	obsolesce	become obsolete, fall into disuse

HyperDic: obsolescence