distributed

[ dih-strib-yoo-tid ]
/ dɪˈstrɪb yʊ tɪd /

adjective Linguistics.

(in distinctive feature analysis) characterized by relatively extensive contact or constriction between the articulating organs, as the (sh) in show in contrast to the (s) in so.

Origin of distributed

distribute + -ed2

OTHER WORDS FROM distributed

un·dis·trib·ut·ed, adjective well-dis·trib·ut·ed, adjective

Words nearby distributed

distressed, distressed area, distressful, distributary, distribute, distributed, distributed array processor, distributed data processing, distributed logic, distributed practice, distributed systems

Example sentences from the Web for undistributed

British Dictionary definitions for undistributed

undistributed
/ (ˌʌndɪsˈtrɪbjʊtɪd) /

adjective

logic (of a term) referring only to some members of the class designated by the term, as doctors in some doctors are overworked
commerce (of a profit) not paid in dividends to the shareholders of a company but retained to help finance its trading