Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fracto-

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: frac-to-
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

prefix

Forming terms relating to the fracture or breaking of something.

Example Sentences

"fracto- + emission → fractoemission (“the generation of charge through the breakup of rock particles”)"

Etymology

Borrowed from French fracto-, from Latin frāctus (“broken”).

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: frāctus

Questions

What does fracto- mean?: Forming terms relating to the fracture or breaking of something.
Where does fracto- come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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