Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pretrigger

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pre-trig-ger
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Prior to the activation of a trigger.

noun

A short pulse issued in advance of a longer one

Etymology

From pre- + trigger.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: pre

Inflected Forms

pretriggers (plural)

Questions

What does pretrigger mean?: Prior to the activation of a trigger.
Where does pretrigger come from?: From pre- + trigger.

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