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Dismantlement

Definition: Dismantlement

Dismantlement

Noun

1. 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: Dismantlement

Synonyms: disassembly (n), dismantling (n). (additional references)
Antonyms: assembly (n), fabrication (n). (additional references)

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Commercial Usage: Dismantlement

DomainTitle

Books

  • Dismantlement and Destruction of Chemical, Nuclear and Conventional Weapons (NATO Asi Series. Partnership Sub-Series 1, Disarmament Technologies, Vol) (reference)

    (more book examples)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Non-Fiction Usage: Dismantlement

SubjectTopicQuote

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.

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Usage Frequency: Dismantlement

"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 SpeechPercentUsage per
100 Million Words
Rank in English
Noun (singular)100%2245,945

Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: Dismantlement

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.
 
ExpressionFrequency
per Day

dismantlement

4
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Modern Translation: Dismantlement

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

   

Portuguese

  

desmantelamento, desaparelhar (dismay, unharness, unrig). (various references)

   

Russian 

  

демонтаж (dismantling, stripping, takedown). (various references)

   

Spanish

  

desmantelamiento (dismantling). (various references)

   

Turkish

  

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)

   

Ukrainian

  

роззбро"ння (disarmament), демонтаж (dismantling, wrecking). (various references)

   

Vietnamese 

  

sự dỡ hết vật che đậy. (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Derivations: Dismantlement

Derivations

Words beginning with "dismantlement": dismantlements. (additional references)

Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Rhyming with "Dismantlement"

# of Phoneme MatchesPronunciationWord(s) rhyming with "dismantlement" (pronounced di'sma"ntulmunt)
8-n t u l m u n tdisgruntlement.
7-t u l m u n tbattlement, entitlement, resettlement, settlement.
6-u l m u n tannulment, embezzlement, encirclement, entanglement, puzzlement.
5-l m u n tailment, concealment, curtailment, derailment, enrollment, fulfillment, installment.
4-m u n tabandonment, 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 taberrant, 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.

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Anagrams: Dismantlement

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.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Alternative Orthography: Dismantlement


Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)

44 69 73 6D 61 6E 74 6C 65 6D 65 6E 74

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)

American Sign Language (origins from 1620-1817 in Italy and, especially, France) (references)

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Semaphore (1791, in France) (references)

Braille (1829, in France) (references)

Morse Code (1836) (references)

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Dancing Men (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, 1903) (references)

Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)

01000100 01101001 01110011 01101101 01100001 01101110 01110100 01101100 01100101 01101101 01100101 01101110 01110100

HTML Code (1990) (references)

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ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)

0044 0069 0073 006D 0061 006E 0074 006C 0065 006D 0065 006E 0074

British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)

Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)

38758579678086787179718086

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Non-English Dictionaries with "Dismantlement"

LanguageCoverageLanguage Translations

French

dictionnaire, définition, traductionfrançais, französisch, francese, francês, французский, francés, fransızca, fransız, Fransiz, fransızca ile ilgili, fransa ile ilgili, французька мова, французький

German

Übersetzung, Wörterbuch, Definitionallemand, 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, traduzioneitalien, italienisch, italiano, итальянский язык, итальянец, итальянский, italyanca, italyan, італі"ць, італійська мова, італійський, італійка

Portuguese

dicionário, definição, traduçãoportugais, 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, перемещениеRusse, russisch, russo, русский, ruso, Rusça, росіянка, росіянин, російська мова, російський, người Nga tiếng Nga

Spanish

diccionario, definición, traducciónespagnol, spanisch, spagnolo, espanhol, испанский, español, ispanyollar, ispanyol, ispanyolca, іспанський, іспанська мова

Turkish

sözlük, ansiklopedik sözlük, açıklama, belirleme, belirtme, kesinleştirme, tanım, tarif, seçiklik, tanımlama, tercümeturque, 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, переміщенняukrainien, 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 thíchvietnamien, vietnamesin, vietnamesisch, vietnamese, vietnamita, вьетнамский, vietnamlı, vietnam dili, vietnam, в'"тнамець, в'"тнамський, người Việt nam tiếng Việt

English

Dictionary, Definition, Translationanglais, englisch, inglese, inglês, английский, inglés, ingiltere, ingiliz, Íngílízce, ingilizce, Íngílíz, ýngilizce, англійський, англійці, англійська мова
 


INDEX

1. Definition
2. Synonyms
3. Usage: Commercial
4. Quotations: Non-fiction
5. Usage Frequency
6. Expressions: Internet
7. Translations: Modern
8. Derivations
9. Rhymes
10. Anagrams
11. Orthography
12. Bibliography


  

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