Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

prospection

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.41 in modern English

Syllables
prospec-tion
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The action of looking forward into the future. Formed by analogy with retrospection.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The act of prospecting for minerals.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A search for archaeological remains, usually using modern technology, for example ground penetrating radar.

Countable; Uncountable

Usage

Inflected Forms

prospections (plural)

Derived Forms

bioprospection

Questions

What does prospection mean?
The action of looking forward into the future. Formed by analogy with retrospection.

How to pronounce prospection

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