Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

interplate

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.04 in modern English

Syllables
in-ter-plate
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

between tectonic plates

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *-tér Proto-Indo-European *h₁n̥tér Proto-Italic *n̥ter Latin inter Latin inter-bor. English inter- Vulgar Latin *platta Old French platebor. Middle English plate English plate English interplate From inter- + plate.

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What does interplate mean?
between tectonic plates
Where does interplate come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *-tér Proto-Indo-European *h₁n̥tér Proto-Italic *n̥ter Latin inter Latin inter-bor. English inter- Vulgar Latin *platta Old French platebor. Middle English plate English plate English interplate From inter- + plate.

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