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US
/ˌɑbsəˈɫɛsəns/
]
[ UK /ˌɒbsəlˈɛsəns/ ]
[ UK /ˌɒbsəlˈɛsəns/ ]
NOUN
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the process of becoming obsolete; falling into disuse or becoming out of date
a policy of planned obsolescence
How To Use obsolescence In A Sentence
- A good deal of nonsense about the obsolescence of art is written by the less responsible fuglemen of science.
- What was saved and stored in electronic archives may be rapidly decaying or unable to be easily retrieved due to the obsolescence of technology.
- Because of obsolescence, the eddy current testers, harmonic bond testers, and ultrasonic testers were replaced between fiscal years 2003 and 2004.
- We need to keep the volumes up as the margins have been falling and we are constantly battling against obsolescence.
- Even though a facility may be structurally sound and in good repair, it may have severe functional obsolescence that discounts its usability and hence its rental potential and value.
- It felt like part of a long, long slide down that slippery slope of obsolescence.
- Yet his writing is emptily abstract and opaque, e.g. As images of posteriority, ruins reveal the primordiality of the temporal law dial holds sway over their obsolescence.
- If it is true that “woof ticket” did not emerge into the mainstream print media until the 1980s and 1990s sources you cited, I would consider it a fascinating example of a short-lived slang locution entering written usage decades after it had achieved obsolescence in its original oral context. The Right Word in the Right Place at the Right Time
- One result of increased durability is that obsolescence rather than decay will be the major reason old structures and old products are torn down and thrown away.
- Mobile phone technology is developing so quickly that many customers are concerned about obsolescence.