Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

coarctation

/ˌkoʊˌɑɹkˈteɪ.ʃən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.47 in modern English

Syllables: coarc-ta-tion
IPA: /ˌkoʊˌɑɹkˈteɪ.ʃən/

15

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A congenital stricture or narrowing of a short section of the aorta.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A confinement to a narrow space.

Countable; Obsolete; Uncountable

noun

A pressure; that which presses.

Countable; Obsolete; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"So likewise the greatest winds, if they have no coarctation, or blow not hollow, give an interior sound"
"the vessel will notwithstanding continue still to beat below or beyond the coarctation"

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin coarctātiō (“drawing or crowding together”, noun), from coarctō (“to press together, compress, contract, confine”) + -ātiō (“-ation”, action noun suffix); equivalent to coarctate + -ion.

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: coarctātiō

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˌkoʊˌɑɹkˈteɪ.ʃən/
British English: /ˌkəʊ.ɑːkˈteɪ.ʃən/

Usage

Inflected Forms

coarctations (plural)

Derived Forms

recoarctation

Synonyms

stenosis constriction

Rhymes With

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Questions

How do you pronounce coarctation?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌkoʊˌɑɹkˈteɪ.ʃən/.
What does coarctation mean?: A congenital stricture or narrowing of a short section of the aorta.
Where does coarctation come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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