Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

postfailure

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: post-fail-ure
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Following a failure

Example Sentences

"The significance of this is that an array of hydrofractures in the rupture nucleation site provides a reservoir of overpressured fluids with ready access to the fault postfailure."

Etymology

From post- + failure.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: post

Questions

What does postfailure mean?: Following a failure
Where does postfailure come from?: From post- + failure.

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