teardown
teardown noun: a well-maintained structure purchased and torn down to make way for a new structure. Also the misspelling of tear down.
Noun
teardown (plural teardowns)
- A well-maintained structure purchased and torn down to make way for a new structure.
- The downtown redevelopment involved numerous teardowns.
- Architect and clients also agreed that a teardown wasn’t an option.2009 February 5, Ernest Beck, “Striped With Light”, in New York Times
- The process of opening and disassembling a device to inspect, showcase, or refurbish its components.
- Every new shop manual that our team writes is based on a complete teardown.
- Professional teardown reports often cost a few thousand dollars and include component photos, descriptions, comparison tables, and access to an online database of teardown data.2014, Elizabeth Woyke, The Smartphone: Anatomy of an Industry, New Press, The, →ISBN
- Synonyms:
- stripdown
Also used as
teardown is also the misspelling of tear down.
Synonyms of teardown
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Forms of teardown
| plural | teardowns |
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Origin of teardown
Deverbal from tear down.
Questions about teardown
- What does teardown mean?
- Teardown means a well-maintained structure purchased and torn down to make way for a new structure.
- What part of speech is teardown?
- Teardown is a noun.
- What is the plural of teardown?
- The plural of teardown is teardowns.
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