de-emphasis

de-em·pha·sis

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [dee-em-fuh-sis]
- /də ˈem(p)-fə-səs/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [dee-em-fuh-sis]
- /də ˈem(p)-fə-səs/

Definitions of de-emphasis word

noun plural de-emphasis a reduction in emphasis: There has been de-emphasis on athletic activities at the school. 1
noun plural de-emphasis the act or process of de-emphasizing. 1
noun plural de-emphasis Electronics. a process of reducing the relative amplitude of certain frequencies in a signal that have been exaggerated by preemphasis, restoring the signal to its original form. 1
noun de-emphasis A reduction in emphasis. 0
noun de-emphasis (telecommunications) A signal distortion, carried out at a receiver, in order to undo the effects of pre-emphasis at the transmitter. 0
noun de-emphasis (telecommunications) A reduction of the level of all bits except the first one after a transition. 0

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Origin of de-emphasis

First appearance:

before 1935

One of the 8% newest English words

First recorded in 1935-40; de- + emphasis

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Parts of speech for De-emphasis

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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de-emphasis popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 34% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.