Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fragilization

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: frag-iliza-tion
IPA

26

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The act or process of making fragile.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Taylor locates religious metaphorphosis^([sic]) in the nova effect, triggered, somewhat paradoxically, by the secular and naturalistic fragilizations of religion."
"Brittle radial hydrides that are perpendicular to the main (hoop) stress contribute to cladding fragilization, although clad rupture caused by radial hydrides during the quenching phase of a RIA has never been reported."

Etymology

From fragile + -ization.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: fragile

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

fragilizations (plural)

Questions

What does fragilization mean?: The act or process of making fragile.
Where does fragilization come from?: From fragile + -ization.

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