"decohere" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

IPA: /diːkəʊˈhɪə(ɹ)/ [UK] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-decohere.wav Forms: decoheres [present, singular, third-person], decohering [participle, present], decohered [participle, past], decohered [past]
Rhymes: -ɪə(ɹ) Etymology: From de- + cohere. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|de|cohere}} de- + cohere Head templates: {{en-verb}} decohere (third-person singular simple present decoheres, present participle decohering, simple past and past participle decohered)
  1. (physics) To cause, or to undergo decoherence. Categories (topical): Physics Derived forms: decoherence, decoherent, decoherer, decohesion, decohesive

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