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adjective
- 1. becoming obsolete: "obsolescent equipment"
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adjective. formal uk / ˌɒb.səˈles. ə nt / us / ˌɑːb.səˈles. ə nt / Add to word list. becoming obsolete: Much of our existing military hardware is obsolescent. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Old or old-fashioned. age-old. ageing. ancient. antediluvian. anti-progressive. fossilization. fossilized. frumpy. fustily. outdatedly. outmoded.
: going out of use : becoming obsolete. obsolescently adverb. Examples of obsolescent in a Sentence. Recent Examples on the Web If Iran invaded another country, its obsolescent conventional forces would be destroyed handily by the United States and its allies.
Recycling bins, garbage dumps, and junkyards are filled with obsolescent stuff — computers, televisions, cars, and everything else that's discarded because it's not the latest thing anymore. The word obsolescent is closely related to obsolete and the words are often used interchangeably.
Obsolescent definition: becoming obsolete; passing out of use, as a word. See examples of OBSOLESCENT used in a sentence.
adjective. formal us / ˌɑːb.səˈles. ə nt / uk / ˌɒb.səˈles. ə nt / Add to word list. becoming obsolete: Much of our existing military hardware is obsolescent. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Old or old-fashioned. age-old. aging. ancient. antediluvian. anti-progressive. fossilization. fossilized. frumpy. fustily. outdatedly. outmoded.
If something is obsolescent, it is no longer needed because something better has been invented.
the process of becoming no longer useful or needed: Older versions had passed into obsolescence and a new version was already on the market. (Definition of obsolescence from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
adj. 1. Being in the process of passing out of use or usefulness; becoming obsolete. 2. Biology Becoming reduced during the course of evolution; vestigial or nearly vestigial. Used of an organ or other part of an organism.
Definition of obsolescent adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Obsolescent definition: Being in the process of passing out of use or usefulness; becoming obsolete.
