Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

facetal

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: fac-etal
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Relating to a vertebral facet

Example Sentences

"More importantly, dynamic relationships of the facets needs to be evaluated on the basis of radiological and clinical studies based on normal population to evaluate the extent of facetal mal-alignment that could be considered within the range of normal variation."

Etymology

From facet + -al.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: facet

Questions

What does facetal mean?: Relating to a vertebral facet
Where does facetal come from?: From facet + -al.

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