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How do you use Dissimilation in a sentence? See 2 example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like catabolism or anabolism, plus the exact meaning.

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Dissimilation in a sentence

Dissimilation meaning

  1. The act of dissimilating, of making dissimilar.
  2. A dissimilatory process that supply a cell with energy only without the assimilation of nutrients.
  3. A phenomenon where one of a pair of similar adjacent consonant or vowel sounds in a word becomes less similar.

Synonyms of Dissimilation

linguistic process catabolism katabolism destructive metabolism organic process biological process anabolism

Related words

Other words often associated with Dissimilation or its synonyms:

process language absorption assimilation

Using Dissimilation

  • The main meaning on this page is: The act of dissimilating, of making dissimilar. | A dissimilatory process that supply a cell with energy only without the assimilation of nutrients. | A phenomenon where one of a pair of similar adjacent consonant or vowel sounds in a word becomes less similar.
  • Useful related words include: linguistic process, catabolism, katabolism, destructive metabolism.

Context around Dissimilation

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 39.5 words
  • Position in the sentence: 0 start, 1 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 2 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often after:

effect 1×

Sentence patterns with Dissimilation

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

by a dissimilation effect whereby 1× one of dissimilation 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

but for now 1× this comes about 1×

Common sentence endings:

ease of pronunciation 1× one of dissimilation 1×

Words around Dissimilation

Just before it in the word index:

dissimilarity 7 dissimilarities 2 dissimilar 113 dissidents 158 dissident 165 dissidence 7

Just after it in the word index:

dissimulation 8 dissing 30 dissipate 129 dissipated 122 dissipates 61 dissipating 36

Similar in corpus frequency:

aabc 4 aacr 4 aacsb 4 aadar 4 aadk 4 aadujeevitham 4

Corpus analysis for Dissimilation

  • In this selection, "dissimilation" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 39.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, effect stand out and add context to how "dissimilation" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include by a dissimilation effect whereby and one of dissimilation. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "dissimilation" sits close to words such as aabc, aacr and aacsb, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with dissimilation

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

This comes about by analogy with "January" (which ends in "-uary" but not "-ruary"), as well as by a dissimilation effect whereby having two "r"s close to each other causes one to change for ease of pronunciation. (38 words)

But for now in the present, it primarily means that mutantkind has begun a path not of assimilation—as it has openly practiced for years, as an attempt to prove to humankind how alike they all are—but one of dissimilation. (41 words)

Longer example sentences

But for now in the present, it primarily means that mutantkind has begun a path not of assimilation—as it has openly practiced for years, as an attempt to prove to humankind how alike they all are—but one of dissimilation. (41 words)

This comes about by analogy with "January" (which ends in "-uary" but not "-ruary"), as well as by a dissimilation effect whereby having two "r"s close to each other causes one to change for ease of pronunciation. (38 words)

Example sentences (2)

But for now in the present, it primarily means that mutantkind has begun a path not of assimilation—as it has openly practiced for years, as an attempt to prove to humankind how alike they all are—but one of dissimilation.

This comes about by analogy with "January" (which ends in "-uary" but not "-ruary"), as well as by a dissimilation effect whereby having two "r"s close to each other causes one to change for ease of pronunciation.

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "dissimilation" in a sentence?
An example: "But for now in the present, it primarily means that mutantkind has begun a path not of assimilation—as it has openly practiced for years, as an attempt to prove to humankind how alike they all are—but one of dissimilation." This page contains 2 example sentences with the word "dissimilation" from authentic English texts.
What does "dissimilation" mean?
Dissimilation means: The act of dissimilating, of making dissimilar.
What are synonyms of "dissimilation"?
Common synonyms of "dissimilation" include: linguistic process, catabolism, katabolism, destructive metabolism, organic process, biological process, anabolism.
How many example sentences with "dissimilation" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 2 example sentences with "dissimilation", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.