Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

microstamping

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.13 in modern English

Syllables: mi-crostamp-ing
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

3

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The use of laser technology to engrave a microscopic marking onto the tip of the firing pin and onto the breech face of a firearm, so that spent cartridges give information about the firearm.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"The measure would make California the first state to require that all new semiautomatic weapons be equipped with technology known as microstamping, which imprints microscopic markings as a gun fires."

Etymology

From micro- + stamping.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: micro

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does microstamping mean?: The use of laser technology to engrave a microscopic marking onto the tip of the firing pin and onto the breech face of a firearm, so that spent cartridges give information about the firearm.
Where does microstamping come from?: From micro- + stamping.

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