Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

microtensile

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: mi-croten-sile
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

tensile at a microscopic level

Example Sentences

"We first determined the microtensile bond strength of commercially available adhesive resins to dentin surface in the presence of salivary components ( Figure 7 )."

Etymology

From micro- + tensile.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: micro

Questions

What does microtensile mean?: tensile at a microscopic level
Where does microtensile come from?: From micro- + tensile.

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