natech
/ˈneɪˌtɛk/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
11
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Natural and technical, in combination; usually with reference to a technological disaster combined with the natural disaster that caused it.
Example Sentences
- "Even governments that publicly deny the existence of global warming (for political purposes driven by ideological bias) are hypocritically also engaged in military planning that assumes a future with more frequent natech disasters."
Etymology
Syllabic abbreviation of natural + technical, as with analogous syllabic abbreviations such as satnav and sitcom.