Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

centroposterior

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: cen-tro-pos-te-ri-or
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

6

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

central and posterior

Example Sentences

"The distribution appears to be centroposterior in the N400 window and more central in the first part."

Etymology

From centro- + posterior.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: centro

Rhymes With

superoinferior nonposterior frontoposterior nonsuperior noninferior midposterior midanterior apicoposterior sinistroposterior lateroanterior lateroposterior medioposterior

Questions

What does centroposterior mean?: central and posterior
Where does centroposterior come from?: From centro- + posterior.

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