American English pronunciation
How to pronounce disintegrated
IPA transcription: [dɪ'sɪntəɡ,ɹeɪtɪd]
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Verb
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lose a stored charge, magnetic flux, or current
“the particles disintegrated during the nuclear fission process”
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break into parts or components or lose cohesion or unity
“The material disintegrated”
“the group disintegrated after the leader died”
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cause to undergo fission or lose particles
Usage examples
- On separation of the spent first stage, it disintegrated due to aerodynamic forces.
- The rehearsals quickly disintegrated into what one biographer characterised as a "hostile lethargy".
- The geography of a disintegrated industry is not a given.
- Subsequently the party disintegrated.
- Due south of Lavoisier is the disintegrated crater Ulugh Beigh.