decomposition

Other forms of decomposition

plural

decompositions·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about decomposition

What does decomposition mean?

decomposition means "the analysis of a vector field". That is the primary sense; the word has 5 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in decomposition?

decomposition has 5 syllables: de-com-po-sit-ion. The stress falls on "sit". In IPA it is /ˌdikəmpoʊˈzɪʃən/.

What is another word for decomposition?

Close synonyms include vector decomposition, disintegration, decomposition reaction, chemical decomposition reaction, rot. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is decomposition a common word?

decomposition is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with decomposition?

21 words rhyme with decomposition. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.