Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lingualization

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: lin-gual-iza-tion
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The act of representing something as a text in some language.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The ability to represent something as text.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The process of a sound becoming lingual.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The procedure of moving teeth towards the tongue side of the arch.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"1997, Pondicherry Institute of Linguistics and Culture, https://books.google.com/books?id=XpR2AAAAIAAJ&q=%22lingualization%22&dq=%22lingualization%22&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiUsan0nojPAhUJLmMKHXx1Do0Q6AEIRTAI In the process of lingualization the child internalizes the system of language values and norms […]"
"As already stated, there is a natural mechanism in most Class III cases that compensates for the sagittal skeletal discrepancy, so that during growth a lingualization of the mandibular incisors develops together with a vestibularization […]"

Etymology

From lingualize + -ation.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: lingualize

Usage

Inflected Forms

lingualizations (plural)

Questions

What does lingualization mean?: The act of representing something as a text in some language.
Where does lingualization come from?: From lingualize + -ation.

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