Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

suspensor

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: sus-pen-sor
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An athletic support; a jockstrap

American usage

noun

The cord which suspends the embryo, and which is attached to the radicle in the young state; the proembryo.

Usage

American usage

Inflected Forms

suspensors (plural)

Synonyms

athletic supporter supporter jockstrap jock

Questions

What does suspensor mean?: An athletic support; a jockstrap

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