adj
Meaning 1
Spread across a relatively wide area.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
distributed
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation: /dɪˈstɹɪbjutɪd/
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Received-Pronunciation, uncommon, usually: /ˈdɪstɹɪbjutɪd/ as verb; not as adjective
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Canada, General-American: /dɪˈstɹɪbjutɪd/
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Canada, General-American: [dɪˈstɹɪbjuɾɪd]
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Canada, General-American, uncommon, usually: /ˈdɪstɹɪbjutɪd/ as verb; not as adjective
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Canada, General-American: [ˈdɪstɹɪbjuɾɪd]
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California: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
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CMU ARPABET: D IH0 S T R IH1 B Y AH0 T AH0 D Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
adj
Meaning 2
Involving numerous separate computers or entities, rather than the traditional one.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
Examples
- distributed computing
- distributed ray tracing
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 3
simple past and past participle of distribute
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, participle, past
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adjective
Meaning 4
spread out or scattered about or divided up
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: concentrated
History
Etymology
No etymology was provided for this word.
Real reading context