Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

girderlike

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: gird-er-like
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Resembling or characteristic of a girder.

Example Sentences

"The astronauts exceeded a planned time of six and one-half hours as they labored to switch electrical and fluid lines from interim to permanent locations on the station’s girderlike supporting truss."

Etymology

From girder + -like.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: girder

Inflected Forms

more girderlike (comparative) most girderlike (superlative)

Questions

What does girderlike mean?: Resembling or characteristic of a girder.
Where does girderlike come from?: From girder + -like.

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