Definition of obsolescent in English:

obsolescent

adjective ˌɒbsəˈlɛs(ə)ntˌɑbsəˈlɛs(ə)nt

Becoming obsolete.
obsolescent equipment
obsolescent slang
Example sentencesExamples
- The National Audit Office have reported that the Armed Forces are having to make do with ageing and sometimes obsolescent equipment because new systems are years behind their projected delivery dates.
- As with other nations in the pre-war period, the USA had short-range reconnaissance units equipped with slow and obsolescent aircraft.
- The bulk of China's order-of-battle, however, consists of obsolescent Soviet-styled and Soviet-built equipment.
- Too much equipment was obsolescent, and the lack of capital investment adversely affected productivity.
- With the databases obtained from the alien refugees, they incoming ships were identified as Dreadnoughts, which are obsolescent capital cruisers.
- Over the past decade, the Iraqis have improvised and cannibalized their obsolescent aircraft, tanks, armored personnel carriers, and air defense network to keep them going.
- The configuration of the old trailer was obsolescent, making it problematic for hauling some of the equipment.
- Walt's obsolescent foreign policy is deeply rooted in the statism of a bygone era.
- In democracies the image is obsolescent: journalists face little danger (except on overseas assignments) and the press do not risk being closed down.
- The term is obsolescent, and will in time probably disappear.
- At Pearl Harbor the obsolescent American battle line had been critically disabled, thus freeing the U.S. Navy from its reliance on the capital ship and from whatever lingering faith it might have had in its pre-eminence.
- It is a fact that Luftwaffe airmen and ground personnel won their few defensive successes towards war's end with conventional or even obsolescent weapons.
- Depending on where you sit, it's either a document recodifying a revolution or a relic recycling an obsolescent controversy.
- The assets themselves are technologically obsolescent and simply too expensive and non-competitive to operate even with private sector efficiencies.
- The hostel at Waterbank has served a purpose for 40 years but is now obsolescent.
- The Tooth Cave spider is a small, whitish, long-legged spider with obsolescent eyes.
- These historians, whom Anderson labels ‘masters,’ are now considered at least partially obsolescent.
- His conventional forces, though obsolescent and suffering from shortages, are still sufficiently massive to threaten neighbors.
- At present the civilized world is trapped somewhat in a timewarp of arguably obsolescent political, ethical, and strategic assumptions and practices.
- A class is created of dogged self-righteous obstructionists with a vested interest in the status quo, however obsolescent, however decayed, however inappropriate to the site.
Synonyms
dying out, becoming obsolete, going out of use, going out of fashion, on the decline, declining, waning, on the wane, disappearing, past its prime, ageing, moribund, on its last legs, out of date, outdated, old-fashioned, outmoded
informal on the way out, past it

Derivatives

obsolesce

verb ˌɒbsəˈlɛsˌɑbsəˈlɛs

Make or become obsolete.
no object the design is rapidly obsolescing
with object the new technology will obsolesce current displays

Origin

Mid 18th century: from Latin obsolescent- 'falling into disuse', from the verb obsolescere.

Rhymes

acquiescent, adolescent, albescent, Besant, coalescent, confessant, convalescent, crescent, depressant, effervescent, erubescent, evanescent, excrescent, flavescent, fluorescent, immunosuppressant, incandescent, incessant, iridescent, juvenescent, lactescent, liquescent, luminescent, nigrescent, opalescent, pearlescent, phosphorescent, pubescent, putrescent, quiescent, suppressant, turgescent, virescent, viridescent

Definition of obsolescent in US English:

obsolescent

adjectiveˌɑbsəˈlɛs(ə)ntˌäbsəˈles(ə)nt

Becoming obsolete.
the custom is now obsolescent
Example sentencesExamples
- The hostel at Waterbank has served a purpose for 40 years but is now obsolescent.
- The configuration of the old trailer was obsolescent, making it problematic for hauling some of the equipment.
- The assets themselves are technologically obsolescent and simply too expensive and non-competitive to operate even with private sector efficiencies.
- In democracies the image is obsolescent: journalists face little danger (except on overseas assignments) and the press do not risk being closed down.
- With the databases obtained from the alien refugees, they incoming ships were identified as Dreadnoughts, which are obsolescent capital cruisers.
- At Pearl Harbor the obsolescent American battle line had been critically disabled, thus freeing the U.S. Navy from its reliance on the capital ship and from whatever lingering faith it might have had in its pre-eminence.
- Too much equipment was obsolescent, and the lack of capital investment adversely affected productivity.
- A class is created of dogged self-righteous obstructionists with a vested interest in the status quo, however obsolescent, however decayed, however inappropriate to the site.
- Walt's obsolescent foreign policy is deeply rooted in the statism of a bygone era.
- It is a fact that Luftwaffe airmen and ground personnel won their few defensive successes towards war's end with conventional or even obsolescent weapons.
- Depending on where you sit, it's either a document recodifying a revolution or a relic recycling an obsolescent controversy.
- These historians, whom Anderson labels ‘masters,’ are now considered at least partially obsolescent.
- The bulk of China's order-of-battle, however, consists of obsolescent Soviet-styled and Soviet-built equipment.
- As with other nations in the pre-war period, the USA had short-range reconnaissance units equipped with slow and obsolescent aircraft.
- The National Audit Office have reported that the Armed Forces are having to make do with ageing and sometimes obsolescent equipment because new systems are years behind their projected delivery dates.
- Over the past decade, the Iraqis have improvised and cannibalized their obsolescent aircraft, tanks, armored personnel carriers, and air defense network to keep them going.
- The term is obsolescent, and will in time probably disappear.
- The Tooth Cave spider is a small, whitish, long-legged spider with obsolescent eyes.
- At present the civilized world is trapped somewhat in a timewarp of arguably obsolescent political, ethical, and strategic assumptions and practices.
- His conventional forces, though obsolescent and suffering from shortages, are still sufficiently massive to threaten neighbors.
Synonyms
dying out, becoming obsolete, going out of use, going out of fashion, on the decline, declining, waning, on the wane, disappearing, past its prime, ageing, moribund, on its last legs, out of date, outdated, old-fashioned, outmoded

Origin

Mid 18th century: from Latin obsolescent- ‘falling into disuse’, from the verb obsolescere.

单词	obsolescent
释义	Definition of obsolescent in English: obsolescent adjective ˌɒbsəˈlɛs(ə)ntˌɑbsəˈlɛs(ə)nt Becoming obsolete. obsolescent equipment obsolescent slang Example sentencesExamples The National Audit Office have reported that the Armed Forces are having to make do with ageing and sometimes obsolescent equipment because new systems are years behind their projected delivery dates. As with other nations in the pre-war period, the USA had short-range reconnaissance units equipped with slow and obsolescent aircraft. The bulk of China's order-of-battle, however, consists of obsolescent Soviet-styled and Soviet-built equipment. Too much equipment was obsolescent, and the lack of capital investment adversely affected productivity. With the databases obtained from the alien refugees, they incoming ships were identified as Dreadnoughts, which are obsolescent capital cruisers. Over the past decade, the Iraqis have improvised and cannibalized their obsolescent aircraft, tanks, armored personnel carriers, and air defense network to keep them going. The configuration of the old trailer was obsolescent, making it problematic for hauling some of the equipment. Walt's obsolescent foreign policy is deeply rooted in the statism of a bygone era. In democracies the image is obsolescent: journalists face little danger (except on overseas assignments) and the press do not risk being closed down. The term is obsolescent, and will in time probably disappear. At Pearl Harbor the obsolescent American battle line had been critically disabled, thus freeing the U.S. Navy from its reliance on the capital ship and from whatever lingering faith it might have had in its pre-eminence. It is a fact that Luftwaffe airmen and ground personnel won their few defensive successes towards war's end with conventional or even obsolescent weapons. Depending on where you sit, it's either a document recodifying a revolution or a relic recycling an obsolescent controversy. The assets themselves are technologically obsolescent and simply too expensive and non-competitive to operate even with private sector efficiencies. The hostel at Waterbank has served a purpose for 40 years but is now obsolescent. The Tooth Cave spider is a small, whitish, long-legged spider with obsolescent eyes. These historians, whom Anderson labels ‘masters,’ are now considered at least partially obsolescent. His conventional forces, though obsolescent and suffering from shortages, are still sufficiently massive to threaten neighbors. At present the civilized world is trapped somewhat in a timewarp of arguably obsolescent political, ethical, and strategic assumptions and practices. A class is created of dogged self-righteous obstructionists with a vested interest in the status quo, however obsolescent, however decayed, however inappropriate to the site. Synonyms dying out, becoming obsolete, going out of use, going out of fashion, on the decline, declining, waning, on the wane, disappearing, past its prime, ageing, moribund, on its last legs, out of date, outdated, old-fashioned, outmoded informal on the way out, past it Derivatives obsolesce verb ˌɒbsəˈlɛsˌɑbsəˈlɛs Make or become obsolete. no object the design is rapidly obsolescing with object the new technology will obsolesce current displays Origin Mid 18th century: from Latin obsolescent- 'falling into disuse', from the verb obsolescere. Rhymes acquiescent, adolescent, albescent, Besant, coalescent, confessant, convalescent, crescent, depressant, effervescent, erubescent, evanescent, excrescent, flavescent, fluorescent, immunosuppressant, incandescent, incessant, iridescent, juvenescent, lactescent, liquescent, luminescent, nigrescent, opalescent, pearlescent, phosphorescent, pubescent, putrescent, quiescent, suppressant, turgescent, virescent, viridescent Definition of obsolescent in US English: obsolescent adjectiveˌɑbsəˈlɛs(ə)ntˌäbsəˈles(ə)nt Becoming obsolete. the custom is now obsolescent Example sentencesExamples The hostel at Waterbank has served a purpose for 40 years but is now obsolescent. The configuration of the old trailer was obsolescent, making it problematic for hauling some of the equipment. The assets themselves are technologically obsolescent and simply too expensive and non-competitive to operate even with private sector efficiencies. In democracies the image is obsolescent: journalists face little danger (except on overseas assignments) and the press do not risk being closed down. With the databases obtained from the alien refugees, they incoming ships were identified as Dreadnoughts, which are obsolescent capital cruisers. At Pearl Harbor the obsolescent American battle line had been critically disabled, thus freeing the U.S. Navy from its reliance on the capital ship and from whatever lingering faith it might have had in its pre-eminence. Too much equipment was obsolescent, and the lack of capital investment adversely affected productivity. A class is created of dogged self-righteous obstructionists with a vested interest in the status quo, however obsolescent, however decayed, however inappropriate to the site. Walt's obsolescent foreign policy is deeply rooted in the statism of a bygone era. It is a fact that Luftwaffe airmen and ground personnel won their few defensive successes towards war's end with conventional or even obsolescent weapons. Depending on where you sit, it's either a document recodifying a revolution or a relic recycling an obsolescent controversy. These historians, whom Anderson labels ‘masters,’ are now considered at least partially obsolescent. The bulk of China's order-of-battle, however, consists of obsolescent Soviet-styled and Soviet-built equipment. As with other nations in the pre-war period, the USA had short-range reconnaissance units equipped with slow and obsolescent aircraft. The National Audit Office have reported that the Armed Forces are having to make do with ageing and sometimes obsolescent equipment because new systems are years behind their projected delivery dates. Over the past decade, the Iraqis have improvised and cannibalized their obsolescent aircraft, tanks, armored personnel carriers, and air defense network to keep them going. The term is obsolescent, and will in time probably disappear. The Tooth Cave spider is a small, whitish, long-legged spider with obsolescent eyes. At present the civilized world is trapped somewhat in a timewarp of arguably obsolescent political, ethical, and strategic assumptions and practices. His conventional forces, though obsolescent and suffering from shortages, are still sufficiently massive to threaten neighbors. Synonyms dying out, becoming obsolete, going out of use, going out of fashion, on the decline, declining, waning, on the wane, disappearing, past its prime, ageing, moribund, on its last legs, out of date, outdated, old-fashioned, outmoded Origin Mid 18th century: from Latin obsolescent- ‘falling into disuse’, from the verb obsolescere.
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