different between obsolescent vs battleship

English

Etymology

From Latin obsolescentum.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?bs??l?s?nt/
• (US) IPA^(key): /?bs??l?s?nt/

Rhymes: -?s?nt

Adjective

obsolescent (comparative more obsolescent, superlative most obsolescent)

1. In the process of becoming obsolete, but not obsolete yet.

Synonyms

• deprecated, on its way out; see also Thesaurus:obsolete

Related terms

• obsolescence
• obsolescently

Translations

See also

• -escent

French

Adjective

obsolescent (feminine singular obsolescente, masculine plural obsolescents, feminine plural obsolescentes)

1. obsolescent

Latin

Verb

obsol?scent

1. third-person plural future active indicative of obsol?sc?

English

Etymology

battle +? ship; shortened from line-of-battle ship, attested 1794.

Noun

battleship (plural battleships)

1. (military) Large capital warship displacing tens of thousands of tons, heavily armoured and armed with big guns. Battleships are now obsolescent, replaced by smaller vessels with guided missiles.
2. Non-functional rocket stage, used for configuration and integration tests.
3. A guessing game played on grid paper, see Battleship (game)

Hyponyms

(type of warship):

• dreadnought
• pre-dreadnought
• semi-dreadnought
• super-dreadnought

Derived terms

Related terms

• battlecruiser

Translations

See also

• dreadnought
• cruiser
• destroyer
• frigate
• sloop
• corvette
• monitor
• gunboat
• aircraft carrier

References

• Douglas Harper (2001–2021) , “battleship”, in Online Etymology Dictionary