Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

supercontraction

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: su-per-con-trac-tion
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

16

Letters

5

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The contraction (by up to 50%) of spider dragline silk in high humidity

noun

The contraction of textile fibres when treated with heat etc.

Example Sentences

"The demonstration that in an in vivo fascia replacement model supercontraction can be overcome by suturing the silk mesh into a defect before releasing it from the frame, encourages the in vivo use of spider silk without the presence of a supporting scaffold."

Etymology

From super- + contraction.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: super

Inflected Forms

supercontractions (plural)

Questions

What does supercontraction mean?: The contraction (by up to 50%) of spider dragline silk in high humidity
Where does supercontraction come from?: From super- + contraction.

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