Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

submargin

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: sub-mar-gin
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An area parallel to a margin but slightly further in.

Example Sentences

"The ears are brownish, more or less rusty, the extreme edge whitish, particularly on the posterior border, the apical third externally with a submargin of black, expanding towards the tip into a broad blackish subapical spot."
"Glumes slightly unequal […] ; florets slightly shorter than the longer glume; lemma ciliate on the margins or submargins in the upper part"

Etymology

From sub- + margin.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: sub

Inflected Forms

submargins (plural)

Questions

What does submargin mean?: An area parallel to a margin but slightly further in.
Where does submargin come from?: From sub- + margin.

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