Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

microtunnel

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: mi-cro-tun-nel
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A microscale tunnel.

Example Sentences

"To prepare the two culture compartments, which were connected by the microtunnel structures, holes were opened with a punch."

Etymology

From micro- + tunnel.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: micro

Inflected Forms

microtunnels (plural)

Questions

What does microtunnel mean?: A microscale tunnel.
Where does microtunnel come from?: From micro- + tunnel.

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