Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

retro-engineering

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.69 in modern English

Syllables: retro-engi-neer-ing
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

16

Letters

4

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of retro-engineer

noun

The practice of fitting an earlier or superseded design or part to a machine etc. to achieve a specific purpose

Uncountable

Etymology

From retro- + engineering.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: retro

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does retro-engineering mean?: present participle and gerund of retro-engineer
Where does retro-engineering come from?: From retro- + engineering.

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