Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hyperintensity

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.10 in modern English

Syllables: hy-per-in-ten-si-ty
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

6

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An area of high intensity (for example, as seen in magnetic resonance imaging).

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Hellenic *hupér Ancient Greek ῠ̔πέρ (hŭpér) Ancient Greek ῠ̔περ- (hŭper-)der. English hyper- English intensity English hyperintensity From hyper- + intensity.

Inflected Forms

hyperintensities (plural)

Antonyms

hypointensity

Questions

What does hyperintensity mean?: An area of high intensity (for example, as seen in magnetic resonance imaging).
Where does hyperintensity come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Hellenic *hupér Ancient Greek ῠ̔πέρ (hŭpér) Ancient Greek ῠ̔περ- (hŭper-)der. English hyper- English intensity English hyperintensity From hyper- + intensity.

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