Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

overpenetration

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: over-pen-e-tra-tion
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

5

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Excessive penetration.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"This difficulty in detecting tumours in the central region have been attributed to overpenetration of X-rays in the nipple-areolar complex; accurate diagnosis in this region may require the use of multiple imaging modalities."

Etymology

From over- + penetration.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: over

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does overpenetration mean?: Excessive penetration.
Where does overpenetration come from?: From over- + penetration.

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