Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

second contact

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.90 in modern English

Syllables
sec-ond -con-tact
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The moment, during an eclipse or transit, when the smaller body is entirely inside the larger body, moving further inward, also known as interior ingress.

Countable; Uncountable

Usage

Inflected Forms

second contacts (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

first contact third contact fourth contact

Questions

What does second contact mean?
The moment, during an eclipse or transit, when the smaller body is entirely inside the larger body, moving further inward, also known as interior ingress.

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