Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

subcatastrophic

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: sub-catas-troph-ic
IPA

26

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

4

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Not rising to the level of being catastrophic.

Example Sentences

"Because small impacts are much more numerous than large ones, these subcatastrophic collisions may be an important contributing factor in the evolution of small strength-dominated satellites. Even for gravity-dominated satellites, subcatastrophic collisions could be very important for the evolution of the satellites' surface geology."
"Force-displacement plot of a cervical facet capsule failure intension, illustrating the joint failure event and subcatastrophic failures. Also shown are images of the joint's configuration at these failures. Of particular interest are the subcatastrophic failures, in which the overall mechanical integrity is maintained and there are no obvious geometric changes or discontinuities in the capsular ligament."

Etymology

From sub- + catastrophic.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: sub-
Suffix: catastrophic

Questions

What does subcatastrophic mean?: Not rising to the level of being catastrophic.
Where does subcatastrophic come from?: From sub- + catastrophic.

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