Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

crossbracing

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: cross-brac-ing
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The use of diagonally crossing struts to add stability and rigidity to a structure.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From cross- + bracing.

Usage

Inflected Forms

crossbracings (plural) cross bracing (alternative) cross-bracing (alternative)

Questions

What does crossbracing mean?: The use of diagonally crossing struts to add stability and rigidity to a structure.
Where does crossbracing come from?: From cross- + bracing.

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