Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

subdeflected

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: sub-de-flect-ed
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Partially or imperfectly deflected.

Example Sentences

"Covered perforate, brownish yellow, with three chestnut bands, striate, somewhat solid; whorls 41, flattened, the last subdeflected in front; peristome labiate, expanded above, reflected below."
"Dorsal ridge present specimens are somewhat more ovate (i.e. less subdeflected toward hinge above muscle spot."

Etymology

From sub- + deflected.

Questions

What does subdeflected mean?: Partially or imperfectly deflected.
Where does subdeflected come from?: From sub- + deflected.

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