decentre

de·cen·tre

D d

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [dee-sen-ter]
- /diˈsɛn tər/
- /dɪsˈentə/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [dee-sen-ter]
- /diˈsɛn tər/

Definitions of decentre word

verb decentre to take away a temporary support from 3
verb decentre to deprive of a central position 3
verb with object decentre to put out of center. 1
verb with object decentre to make eccentric. 1
noun decentre To remove the centre from. 1
verb decentre (optics) To place away from the centre; to make eccentric. 0

See all 7 definitions of decentre

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Origin of decentre

First appearance:

before 1885

One of the 21% newest English words

First recorded in 1885-90; de- + center

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Parts of speech for Decentre

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Decentre

decentre popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 51% 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.

decentre usage trend in Literature

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