Meanings
verbdecohere (third-person singular simple present decoheres, present participle decohering, simple past and past participle decohered)
present singular third person decoheres · participle present decohering · participle past decohered · past decohered
- natural sciencesTo cause, or to undergo decoherence.
Even the slightest disturbance causes qubits to “decohere”, shedding their magical properties.
2012 February 25, ‘An uncertain future’, The Economist1 more example
History suggests those in power will cling to whatever is working well for them even as the economy and society decay and decohere around them.
2024 July 12, Charles Hugh Smith, How Will We Distribute the Pain Ahead?
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*de
- Proto-Indo-European*déh₁
- Proto-Italic*dē
- Latindē
- Latindē-
- Englishde-
- Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
- Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
- Proto-Italic*kom
- Proto-Italic*kom-
- Latincon-
- Latinhaereō
- Latincohaereō
- Englishcohere
- Englishdecohere
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with decohere
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All rhymes →Cite this entry
APA
decohere. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/decohere
MLA
“decohere.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/decohere. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “decohere,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/decohere.
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