Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

microadjustment

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
mi-croad-just-ment
IPA
29
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
4
Syllables
13
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A very small adjustment.

Etymology

Etymology tree English micro- Proto-Indo-European *h₂ey- Proto-Indo-European *-u Proto-Indo-European *h₂óyu Proto-Indo-European *h₂yew- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *h₂yéwos Proto-Italic *jowos Archaic Latin *iowos, *iowez- Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-tos Archaic Latin -tus Archaic Latin iovestos Latin iūstusbor. Old French juste French juste French ajuster Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Old French -ment Middle French -ment French -ment French ajustementbor. English adjustment English microadjustment From micro- + adjustment.

Inflected Forms

microadjustments (plural) micro-adjustment (alternative)

Questions

What does microadjustment mean?
A very small adjustment.
Where does microadjustment come from?
Etymology tree English micro- Proto-Indo-European *h₂ey- Proto-Indo-European *-u Proto-Indo-European *h₂óyu Proto-Indo-European *h₂yew- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *h₂yéwos Proto-Italic *jowos Archaic Latin *iowos, *iowez- Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-tos Archaic Latin -tus Archaic Latin iovestos Latin iūstusbor. Old French juste French juste French ajuster Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Old French -ment Middle French -ment French -ment French ajustementbor. English adjustment English microadjustment From micro- + adjustment.

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