Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

transtension

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: transten-sion
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Tension (experience by a rock mass or area of the Earth's crust) resulting from both extensive and transtensive shear.

Countable; Uncountable

Usage

Inflected Forms

transtensions (plural)

Derived Forms

transtensional

Questions

What does transtension mean?: Tension (experience by a rock mass or area of the Earth's crust) resulting from both extensive and transtensive shear.

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