Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hyperrecruitment

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: hy-per-recruit-ment
IPA

28

Scrabble Score

16

Letters

4

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An extreme form of recruitment (reduced tolerance of loudness by the inner ear).

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"The right ear has a 40 dB hearing loss with hyperrecruitment."
"On occasions, hyperrecruitment occurs, in which the defective ear perceives loudness greater than the normal ear to the higher intensity levels."

Etymology

From hyper- + recruitment.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: hyper

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does hyperrecruitment mean?: An extreme form of recruitment (reduced tolerance of loudness by the inner ear).
Where does hyperrecruitment come from?: From hyper- + recruitment.

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