Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

upscan

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: up-scan
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An upward scan.

Example Sentences

"Here, we use decoupled-oscillator infrared spectroscopy to define the structural character of this phenomenon using similar down and upscan rates as in the calorimetric study."

Etymology

From up- + scan.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: up

Inflected Forms

upscans (plural)

Questions

What does upscan mean?: An upward scan.
Where does upscan come from?: From up- + scan.

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