autopsy
/ˈɔ.tɑp.si/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 3.57 in modern English
12
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
An after-the-fact examination, especially of the causes of a failure.
noun
An eyewitness observation, the presentation of an event as witnessed.
Example Sentences
- "The autopsy revealed he had died of multiple bullet wounds."
- "This lack of built-in clutter makes the system easy to comprehend. Debugging facilities are few but powerful: snapshots, tracing, and autopsy."
- "Understanding exactly what happened and why is an essential first step to winning back the White House. ¶ In addition to the autopsy, the DNC should abandon the penchant for secrecy and embrace the principles of transparency and accountability that helped inspire and engage millions of people to participate in the 2008 Obama campaign."
- "The user may define his own errors, and use DUMPAL to autopsy the system for him."
Etymology
From New Latin autopsia, from Ancient Greek αὐτοψῐ́ᾱ (autopsĭ́ā, “seeing with one's own eyes”). By surface analysis, auto- + -opsy.
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Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈɔ.tɑp.si/
- British English: /ˈɔː.tɒp.si/