state-of-the-art

1. 1.

   the highest level of development at a particular time (especially the present time)

   “state-of-the-art technology”

   Similarprogressive

Questions about state-of-the-art

What does state-of-the-art mean?

state-of-the-art means "the highest level of development at a particular time (especially the present time)".

How many syllables are in state-of-the-art?

state-of-the-art has 4 syllables: sta-te--of--the-art. The stress falls on "the-art". In IPA it is /ˌsteɪtəvðɪˈɑɹt/.

Is state-of-the-art a common word?

state-of-the-art 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 state-of-the-art?

1 word rhymes with state-of-the-art. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.