Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

microdefect

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
mi-crode-fect
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

Etymology

Etymology tree English micro- Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin de- Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁k- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *dʰh₁kyéti Proto-Italic *θakjō Proto-Italic *fakjō Latin facio Latin dēficiō Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Italic *-tus Latin -tus Latin dēfectusbor. English defect English microdefect From micro- + defect.

Inflected Forms

Questions

What does microdefect mean?
A microscopic defect
Where does microdefect come from?
Etymology tree English micro- Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin de- Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁k- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *dʰh₁kyéti Proto-Italic *θakjō Proto-Italic *fakjō Latin facio Latin dēficiō Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Italic *-tus Latin -tus Latin dēfectusbor. English defect English microdefect From micro- + defect.

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