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Definition: Dismantlement |
DismantlementNoun1. The act of taking something apart (as a piece of machinery); "Russia and the US discussed the dismantling of their nuclear weapons". Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Synonyms: DismantlementSynonyms: disassembly (n), dismantling (n). (additional references) |
| Antonyms: assembly (n), fabrication (n). (additional references) |
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Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Economic History | Russia | This includes assistance with liquid rocket-fuel disposition, SLBM launcher and associated submarine elimination, solid rocket-motor elimination, SS-18 and heavy-bomber dismantlement, and other projects. (references) |
Russia | Belarus, Kazakhstan and Ukraine have also fulfilled their commitment to accede to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) as non-nuclear weapon states in the shortest possible time, and to return all nuclear weapons on their territory to Russia for dismantlement. (references) | |
Russia | To position Russia to reduce its force structure to START II or potential START III levels, DoD, MoD and MinEcon agreed in December 1997 on new CTR projects to support the required missile systems dismantlement, strategic submarine elimination, and enhance nuclear weapons and fissile material security. (references) | |
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
| "Dismantlement" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Dismantlement" is used about 2 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 100% | 2 | 245,945 |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
dismantlement | 4 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "dismantlement"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | démontage (disarm, disassembly, dismantling). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | Demontage (disassembly, dismantling). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | smontaggio (disassembly). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | ismantlementday desmantelamento, desaparelhar (dismay, unharness, unrig). (various references) демонтаж (dismantling, stripping, takedown). (various references) desmantelamiento (dismantling). (various references) dağıtma (allocation, dealing, delivery, dispensation, dissipation, distributing, split up), sökme (disassembly, ripping, takedown, tearing down, unstitching), parçalama (breaking into pieces, dismemberment, fragmentation), boşaltma (depletion, discharge, emptying, exhaustion, pouring, tipping, unloading, vacation, voidance), çıkarma (belch, cancel, cancellation, deduction, ejection, ejectment, elimination, emission, exclusion, expulsion, extraction, extrusion, haulage, issuance, issue, omission, rejection, subtraction). (various references) роззбро"ння (disarmament), демонтаж (dismantling, wrecking). (various references) sự dỡ hết vật che đậy. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Words beginning with "dismantlement": dismantlements. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "dismantlement" (pronounced di'sma"ntulmunt) |
| 8 | -n t u l m u n t | disgruntlement. |
| 7 | -t u l m u n t | battlement, entitlement, resettlement, settlement. |
| 6 | -u l m u n t | annulment, embezzlement, encirclement, entanglement, puzzlement. |
| 5 | -l m u n t | ailment, concealment, curtailment, derailment, enrollment, fulfillment, installment. |
| 4 | -m u n t | abandonment, abatement, accompaniment, accomplishment, accouterment, achievement, acknowledgement, acknowledgment, adamant, adjournment, adjustment, adornment, advancement, advertisement, advisement, aggrandizement, agreement, alignment, allotment, amazement, amendment, amusement, announcement, antigovernment, apartment, appeasement, appointment, apportionment, argument, armament, arraignment, arrangement, assessment, assignment, assortment, astonishment, atonement, attachment, attainment, banishment, basement, bemusement, bereavement, betterment, bewilderment, blandishment, bombardment, claimant, Clement, commandment, commencement, commitment, compartment, complement, comportment, condiment, confinement, consignment, containment, contentment, copayment, debarment, debasement, deferment, department, deployment, deportment, detachment, determent, detriment, development, diminishment, disagreement, disappointment, disarmament, disbarment, disbursement, discernment, discouragement, disenchantment, disenfranchisement, disengagement, disestablishment, disillusionment, disinvestment, dismemberment, displacement, divestment, dormant, easement, element, embankment, embarrassment, embayment, embellishment, embodiment, emplacement, employment, empowerment, enactment, encampment, enchantment, encouragement, encroachment, endangerment, endearment, endorsement, endowment, enforcement, engagement, enhancement, enjoyment, enlargement, enlightenment, enlistment, enrichment, enslavement, entertainment, enticement, entombment, entrapment, entrenchment, environment, equipment, escapement, escarpment, establishment, estrangement, excitement, excrement, experiment, extinguishment, figment, filament, formant, fragment, garment, garnishment, government, harassment, impairment, impeachment, impediment, implement, impoundment, impoverishment, impressment, imprisonment, improvement, incitement, inclement, increment, indictment, inducement, informant, infotainment, infringement, instrument, integument, internment, intersegment, investment, involvement, judgement, judgment, ligament, maltreatment, management, measurement, micromanagement, misgovernment, misjudgment, mismanagement, misstatement, mistreatment, moment, monument, movement, nongovernment, nonmanagement, nonpayment, nourishment, ointment, ornament, orpiment, outplacement, overpayment, overstatement, parchment, parliament, pavement, payment, pigment, placement, postponement, postretirement, predicament, prejudgment, prepayment, presentment, procurement, pronouncement, punishment, readjustment, realignment, reappointment, reapportionment, rearmament, rearrangement, reassessment, reassignment, recruitment, redeployment, redevelopment, reemployment, reenactment, refinement, refreshment, refurbishment, regiment, reimbursement, reinforcement, reinstatement, reinvestment, repayment, replacement, replenishment, requirement, resentment, restatement, retirement, retrenchment, rudiment, sacrament, sediment, segment, sentiment, shipment, statement, supplement, temperament, tenement, testament, tournament, treatment, underdevelopment, underemployment, undergarment, underpayment, understatement, unemployment, vehement, wonderment. |
| 3 | -u n t | aberrant, abhorrent, abortifacient, absent, absorbent, abstinent, abundant, accelerant, accident, accountant, adherent, adjacent, adjutant, adolescent, afferent, affiant, affluent, agent, ambient, ambivalent, ancient, antecedent, antidepressant, antioxidant, apparent, applicant, ardent, argent, arrant, arrogant, ascendant, aspirant, assailant, assistant, astringent, attendant, belligerent, beneficent, benevolent, blatant, brilliant, buoyant, celebrant, clairvoyant, client, coefficient, cogent, cognizant, coherent, coincident, combatant, competent, complacent, complainant, complaisant, compliant, component, concomitant, concurrent, confident, confluent, consequent, consistent, consonant, constant, constituent, consultant, contaminant, contestant, continent, contingent, convalescent, convenient, convent, convergent, conversant, coolant, corespondent, cormorant, correspondent, Courant, covenant, Crescent, crosscurrent, current, decadent, decedent, decent, declarant, decongestant, defendant, defiant, deficient, defoliant, delinquent, deodorant, dependent, depressant, descendant, descendent, despondent, detergent, determinant, deterrent, deviant, different, diligent, discordant, disinfectant, disobedient, dispersant, dissident, dissonant, distant, divalent, divergent, docent, dominant, ebullient, efferent, effervescent, efficient, effluent, elegant, elephant, eloquent, emergent, emigrant, eminent, entrant, equivalent, errant, esculent, evanescent, evident, excellent, exigent, existent, exorbitant, expectant, expectorant, expedient, exponent, extant, extravagant, exuberant, exultant, Fabricant, fervent, flagrant, flamboyant, flatulent, flippant, fluent, fluorescent, fragrant, fraudulent, frequent, gallant, giant, grandiloquent, grandparent, hesitant, hydrant, ignorant, immanent, immigrant, imminent, impatient, impertinent, important, impotent, imprudent, inadvertent, incandescent, incessant, incident, incipient, incoherent, incompetent, inconsistent, incontinent, inconvenient, incumbent, indecent, independent, indifferent, indigent, indignant, indolent, indulgent, inefficient, infant, infrequent, ingredient, inhabitant, inhalant, inherent, innocent, inpatient, insignificant, insistent, insolent, insolvent, instant, insufficient, insurgent, intelligent, intercurrent, interdependent, intermittent, intolerant, intransigent, invariant, iridescent, irrelevant, irreverent, irritant, itinerant, jubilant, latent, leant, lenient, lieutenant, litigant, lubricant, lucent, luminescent, luxuriant, magnificent, malevolent, malignant, merchant, migrant, militant, miscreant, monovalent, mordant, mutant, nascent, negligent, noncombatant, nonexistent, nonresident, nonviolent, nutrient, obedient, observant, obsolescent, occupant, odorant, omnipotent, omnipresent, omniscient, operant, opponent, opulent, outpatient, overconfident, oxidant, pageant, parent, participant, patent, patient, peasant, penchant, pendant, penitent, pennant, percipient, permanent, persistent, pertinent, petulant, pheasant, piquant, pleasant, pliant, poignant, pollutant, potent, preadolescent, precedent, predominant, preeminent, pregnant, prescient, present, prevalent, proficient, prominent, propellant, proponent, protestant, provident, prudent, prurient, pungent, pursuant, quadrant, quiescent, quotient, radiant, rampant, reagent, recalcitrant, recent, recipient, recombinant, recurrent, redundant, refrigerant, Regent, registrant, relevant, reliant, reluctant, reminiscent, remnant, repellent, repentant, repugnant, resident, resilient, resistant, resonant, resplendent, respondent, resultant, resurgent, retardant, reticent, reverent, rodent, ruminant, salient, seafront, sealant, semipermanent, Sequent, sergeant, serpent, servant, significant, silent, solvent, somnolent, stagnant, stimulant, strident, stringent, student, subcontinent, subsequent, subservient, succulent, sufficient, supergiant, superintendent, supplicant, suppressant, surfactant, talent, tangent, tenant, tetravalent, tolerant, torrent, transcendent, transient, translucent, transparent, trenchant, trident, triumphant, truant, truculent, tumescent, turbulent, tyrant, undercurrent, unimportant, unpleasant, unrepentant, urgent, vacant, vagrant, valiant, variant, verdant, vibrant, vigilant, violent, virulent, warrant. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-d-e-e-i-l-m-m-n-n-s-t-t" | |
-2 letters: detainments, entailments, sentimental. | |
-3 letters: alinements, amendments, detainment, enlistment, entailment, instalment, lineaments, sentential. | |
-4 letters: alimented, alinement, amendment, amnestied, datelines, demential, dementias, dismantle, enamelist, estaminet, estimated, landmines, lineament, mantelets, mealtimes, meantimes, meditates, melamines, melanites, mentalism, mentalist, metalised, semimatte, semimetal, sententia, sentiment, tetanised. | |
-5 letters: adenines, ailments, aliments, andesite, anisette, annelids, dalesmen, dateline, delaines, dementia, dentinal, dentines, desinent. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-d-e-e-i-l-m-m-n-n-s-t-t" | |
+1 letter: dismantlements. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)44 69 73 6D 61 6E 74 6C 65 6D 65 6E 74 |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01000100 01101001 01110011 01101101 01100001 01101110 01110100 01101100 01100101 01101101 01100101 01101110 01110100 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)D i s m a n t l e m e n t |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0044 0069 0073 006D 0061 006E 0074 006C 0065 006D 0065 006E 0074 |
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)38758579678086787179718086 |
| Language | Coverage | Language Translations |
French | dictionnaire, définition, traduction | français, französisch, francese, francês, французский, francés, fransızca, fransız, Fransiz, fransızca ile ilgili, fransa ile ilgili, французька мова, французький |
German | Übersetzung, Wörterbuch, Definition | allemand, tedesco, alemão, немецкий, alemán, alman, німкеня, німецький, німець, $sisters german$ chị em ruột, $cousin german$ anh chị em con chú bác ruột, sister |
Italian | dizionario, definizione, traduzione | italien, italienisch, italiano, итальянский язык, итальянец, итальянский, italyanca, italyan, італі"ць, італійська мова, італійський, італійка |
Portuguese | dicionário, definição, tradução | portugais, portugiesisch, portoghese, português, португальский, portugués, portekizce, portekiz, Portekízlí, portekizli, португальський, португальська мова, португалець, người B"-đ o-nha tiếng B"-đ o-nha |
Russian | словарь, определение, трансляция, сдвиг, перевод, перемещение | Russe, russisch, russo, русский, ruso, Rusça, росіянка, росіянин, російська мова, російський, người Nga tiếng Nga |
Spanish | diccionario, definición, traducción | espagnol, spanisch, spagnolo, espanhol, испанский, español, ispanyollar, ispanyol, ispanyolca, іспанський, іспанська мова |
Turkish | sözlük, ansiklopedik sözlük, açıklama, belirleme, belirtme, kesinleştirme, tanım, tarif, seçiklik, tanımlama, tercüme | turque, türkisch, турецкий, turco, türkçe, türk, турецький, турецька мова, tiếng Thổ nhĩ kỳ |
Ukrainian | словник, довідник, чіткість, тлумачення, виразність, визначення, дефініція, ясність, чітка чутність, процес перекладу, переклад, пояснення, переміщення | ukrainien, ukrainisch, ukrainerin, Ukrainer, ucraino, ucraniano, украинский язык, украинский, украинец украинский, ucranio, ukraynalı, ukrayna, ukraynaca, український, українець, người U-kren tiếng U-kren |
Vietnamese | có tính chất sách vở, sự định rõ, sự định nghĩa, lời định nghĩa sự định, sự dịch, sự biến th nh sự giải thích | vietnamien, vietnamesin, vietnamesisch, vietnamese, vietnamita, вьетнамский, vietnamlı, vietnam dili, vietnam, в'"тнамець, в'"тнамський, người Việt nam tiếng Việt |
English | Dictionary, Definition, Translation | anglais, englisch, inglese, inglês, английский, inglés, ingiltere, ingiliz, Íngílízce, ingilizce, Íngílíz, ýngilizce, англійський, англійці, англійська мова |
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