Definitions for de-emphasis

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de-emphasis de-em·pha·sis

Spelling: [dee-em-fuh-sis]

IPA: /diˈɛm fə sɪs/

De-Emphasis is a 11 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 3 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 3 points.

You can make 576 anagrams from letters in de-emphasis (-adeehimpss).

Definitions for de-emphasis

noun

1. a reduction in emphasis:
2. the act or process of de-emphasizing.
3. Electronics. a process of reducing the relative amplitude of certain frequencies in a signal that have been exaggerated by preemphasis, restoring the signal to its original form.

Origin of de-emphasis

First recorded in 1935-40; de- + emphasis