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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD PENTOMIC

From penta- + atomic.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF PENTOMIC

pentomic  [pɛnˈtɒmɪk] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PENTOMIC

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Pentomic is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES PENTOMIC MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Pentomic

Pentomic (cf.Greek pent(e)- and -tome, "of five parts") refers to a structure for infantry and Airborne divisions adopted by the U.S. Army in 1957 in response to the perceived threat posed by tactical nuclear weapons use on the battlefield. "Pentomic Division" was "a public relations term designed to combine the concept of five subordinate units ('penta') with the idea of a division that could function on an atomic or nonatomic battlefield."...

Definition of pentomic in the English dictionary

The definition of pentomic in the dictionary is denoting or relating to the subdivision of an army division into five battle groups, esp for nuclear warfare.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PENTOMIC


anatomic
ˌænəˈtɒmɪk
atomic
əˈtɒmɪk
cyclotomic
ˌsaɪkləˈtɒmɪk
dermatomic
ˌdɜːməˈtɒmɪk
diatomic
ˌdaɪəˈtɒmɪk
dichotomic
ˌdaɪkəʊˈtɒmɪk
entomic
ɛnˈtɒmɪk
epitomic
ˌɛpɪˈtɒmɪk
interatomic
ˌɪntərəˈtɒmɪk
intra-atomic
ˌɪntrəəˈtɒmɪk
lithotomic
ˌlɪθəˈtɒmɪk
monatomic
ˌmɒnəˈtɒmɪk
monoatomic
ˌmɒnəʊəˈtɒmɪk
neuroanatomic
ˌnjʊərəʊˌænəˈtɒmɪk
nonatomic
ˌnɒnəˈtɒmɪk
phlebotomic
ˌflebəˈtɒmɪk
polyatomic
ˌpɒlɪəˈtɒmɪk
preatomic
ˌpriːəˈtɒmɪk
subatomic
ˌsʌbəˈtɒmɪk
triatomic
ˌtraɪəˈtɒmɪk

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PENTOMIC

pentimenti
pentimento
pentiti
pentito
Pentland Firth
pentlandite
pentobarbital
pentobarbital sodium
pentobarbitone
pentode
pentosan
pentose
pentose phosphate pathway
pentoside
Pentothal sodium
pentoxide
pentroof
pentstemon
pentyl
pentyl acetate

WORDS THAT END LIKE PENTOMIC

autonomic
autotomic
comic
economic
ergonomic
gastronomic
genomic
macroeconomic
microtomic
nomic
nonanatomic
palindromic
pentatomic
postatomic
socioeconomic
syndromic
taxonomic
tetratomic
trichotomic
uneconomic

Synonyms and antonyms of pentomic in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «pentomic» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PENTOMIC

Find out the translation of pentomic to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of pentomic from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «pentomic» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

pentomic
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

penta
570 millions of speakers

English

pentomic
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

pentomic
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

pentomic
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

pentomic
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

pentomic
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

pentomic
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

pentomique
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pentomik
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

pentomic
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

pentomic
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

pentomic
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Pentomis
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

pentomic
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

pentomic
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पेन्टकॉमिक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

pentomic
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

pentomic
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

pentomic
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

pentomic
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

pentomic
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

pentomic
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

pentomic
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

pentomic
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

pentomic
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of pentomic

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PENTOMIC»

The term «pentomic» is used very little and occupies the 184.996 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PENTOMIC» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «pentomic» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «pentomic» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about pentomic

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PENTOMIC»

Discover the use of pentomic in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to pentomic and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The pentomic era: the US Army between Korea and Vietnam
In his history of the Army in the years between the Korean and Vietnam wars, Lieutenant Colonel A. J. Bacevich.
A. J. Bacevich, 1986
2
US Army Airborne 1940-90
Further problems affected the pentomic division when the post Korean War Army was forced to reduce its manpower between t956 and '959. retaining only ij divisions. Firepower improvements could not completely make up for decreased  ...
Gordon L Rottman, 2012
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Sixty Years of Reorganizing for Combat: A Historical Trend ...
PENTOMIC DIVISION, 1955-1963 BACKGROUND AND PROPOSED UNIT MISSION: In 1954, no U.S. Army officer would have claimed that the institution had been prepared to conduct ground warfare in Korea. To the extent that the United ...
Barry Leonard, 2011
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The Logic of Force: The Dilemma of Limited War in American ...
A. J. Bacevich, The Pentomic Era: The US Army Between Korea and Vietnam ( Washington, D.C.: National Defense University Press, 1 986), p. 27. At the time of this writing, Bacevich was a colonel in the U.S. Army. 66. Bacevich, Pentomic Era  ...
Christopher M. Gacek, 1994
5
The Brigade: A History, Its Organization and Employment in ...
Chapter 6 THE EARLY MODERN BRIGADE, 1958-1972 Pentomic Era Following World War II, the US Army retained the organizational structures, with minor modifications, which had won that war. This organization—which did not include a ...
John J. McGrath, Combat Studies Institute (U.S.), 2009
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Pentomic
Units were organized in a system of "5's." A division was organized with five "battle groups," each commanded by a colonel. Each battle group consisted of five line (rifle) companies, a combat support company, and a Headquarters company.
Ben Stacy Jerrik, 2011
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Technology and the American Way of War Since 1945
Bacevich, Pentomic Era, 20. lbid., 19—20. lbid., 21. John K. Mahon, “The Army's Changing Role,” Current History (May 1954), 263. Bacevich, Pentomic Era, 22, 53—54. Theodore C. Mataxis and Seymour L. Goldberg, Nuclear Tactics, ...
Thomas G. Mahnken, 2013
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The American Culture of War: The History of U.S. Military ...
The technology simply did not exist to perform the tasks of mobility the Army sought with its Pentomic doctrine. The Army's efforts to get back into American thinking about the conduct of war led it astray. The Army too was inculcated with the ...
Adrian R. Lewis, 2007
9
Challenge of Adaptation: The U. S. Army in the Aftermath of ...
throughout his presidency—that there would not be a limited war with the Soviets, and his conviction that the US should avoid future Korean-scale engagements, there was little danger that the Pentomic division would be employed in such a ...
Robert T. Davis, 2010
10
The Evolution of US Army Tactical Doctrine, 1946-76
In the final analysis, the pentomic concept and the Army's infatuation with the atomic battlefield may have been ideas that appeared before their proper time, but they were also ideas that were incompletely applied. The Army undoubtedly ...
Robert A. Doughty, 1979

6 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PENTOMIC»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term pentomic is used in the context of the following news items.
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China makes BMP-3 Armored Vehicle knockoff but copying more …
... (the "Pentomic Division" formation was about as far as anyone went, and even then the Pentomic Division never received enough of the ... «Next Big Future, Mar 15»
2
Division celebrates 72nd anniversary
The Screaming Eagles would eventually go on to become the Army's first nuclear capable Pentomic Division. On Sept. 21, 1956, reactivation ... «The Fort Campbell Courier, Aug 14»
3
La 101ème Airborne division dans la seconde guerre mondiale
Pentomic 101st - The Big Picture - Duration: 27:22. by Nuclear Vault 4,501 views. 27:22. D-DAY Vétérans US de la 101éme Airborn James E ... «YouTube, Feb 13»
4
101st Airborne continues proud defense of US soil
The Screaming Eagles would become the Army's first nuclear capable Pentomic Division. Civil Rights. On Sept. 24, 1957, paratroopers from the ... «The Fort Campbell Courier, Aug 12»
5
101st Airborne Division Week of the Eagles starts August 10th
... 101st Airborne Division's return to active duty as the Army's first nuclear capable, Pentomic Division and its debut at Fort Campbell, Kentucky. «Clarksville Online, Aug 12»
6
The truth is in the TOE: What to look at to understand how the Army …
Between 1950 and 1975, the U.S. Army had six major force structure initiatives (f you separate out the two variants of the Pentomic force and ... «Foreign Policy, Jan 12»

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