Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

underilluminated

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: un-der-il-lu-mi-nat-ed
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

16

Letters

7

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Insufficiently illuminated

Example Sentences

"PCO translucent opacities apparently induce erratic light-scatter within the eye, which results in a combination of underilluminated retinal areas and in an increased PSD."

Etymology

From under- + illuminated.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: under

Inflected Forms

more underilluminated (comparative) most underilluminated (superlative)

Questions

What does underilluminated mean?: Insufficiently illuminated
Where does underilluminated come from?: From under- + illuminated.

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