Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

underapplication

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: un-der-ap-pli-ca-tion
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

16

Letters

6

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The act of underapplying.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Both farmers and suburban users fertilizing lawns and golf courses generally apply more fertilizer rather than risk underapplication."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *-tér Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér Proto-Indo-European *h₂én Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-? Proto-Indo-European *-dʰi ? Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰí Proto-Indo-European *-ér Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰér Proto-Germanic *under Proto-West Germanic *undar Old English under- Middle English under- English under- Latin applicātiōbor. Old French aplicacionbor. Middle English applicacioun English application English underapplication From under- + application.

Usage

Inflected Forms

underapplications (plural)

Questions

What does underapplication mean?: The act of underapplying.
Where does underapplication come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *-tér Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér Proto-Indo-European *h₂én Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-? Proto-Indo-European *-dʰi ? Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰí Proto-Indo-European *-ér Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰér Proto-Germanic *under Proto-West Germanic *undar Old English under- Middle English under- English under- Latin applicātiōbor. Old French aplicacionbor. Middle English applicacioun English application English underapplication From under- + application.

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