Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

nodular

/nˈɑdʒəlɚ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.15 in modern English

Syllables: nodu-lar
IPA: /nˈɑdʒəlɚ/

8

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or relating to a nodule or nodules.

adj

Possessing, composed of, or similar in form to nodules.

Example Sentences

"Loose nodular deposits of gold metal are commonly referred to as nuggets."
"The disease causes nodular black growths that may become pustular."
"The capsule in both families is spherical, with a bistratose wall; the outer cell layer usually bears nodular thickenings[…]; the inner layer (of nearly equally large cells) lacks the regular semiannular or annular thickenings of most other leafy liverworts[…]"

Etymology

From nodule + -ar.

Inflected Forms

more nodular (comparative) most nodular (superlative)

Derived Forms

acinonodular extranodular fibronodular granulonodular internodular lymphonodular macronodular micronodular muconodular multinodular nodularity nonnodular

Synonyms

nodulated noduled

Rhymes With

modular

Questions

How do you pronounce nodular?: The recorded pronunciation is /nˈɑdʒəlɚ/.
What does nodular mean?: Of or relating to a nodule or nodules.
Where does nodular come from?: From nodule + -ar.

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