Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

écrasement

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ecrase-ment
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The operation of removing a part, as a tumor, by a wire or chain loop gradually tightened so as to cut slowly through its attachment.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Her physicians consented to its écrasement, which occupied ten or twelve minutes."

Etymology

Borrowed from French écrasement (“crushing”).

Origin

Source language: French

Word Breakdown

Root: écrasement

Usage

Inflected Forms

écrasements (plural)

Questions

What does écrasement mean?: The operation of removing a part, as a tumor, by a wire or chain loop gradually tightened so as to cut slowly through its attachment.
Where does écrasement come from?: It is traced to French.

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