Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

quartation

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: quar-ta-tion
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The act, process, or result (in the process of parting) of alloying a button of nearly pure gold with enough silver to reduce the fineness so as to allow acids to attack and remove all metals except the gold.

Archaic; Uncountable

Etymology

Latin quartus, "fourth", because usually enough silver is added to make the amount of gold in the alloyed button about one fourth.

Usage

Inflected Forms

quartations (plural)

Synonyms

inquartation

Questions

What does quartation mean?: The act, process, or result (in the process of parting) of alloying a button of nearly pure gold with enough silver to reduce the fineness so as to allow acids to attack and remove all metals except the gold.
Where does quartation come from?: Latin quartus, "fourth", because usually enough silver is added to make the amount of gold in the alloyed button about one fourth.

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