Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sustentaculum

/ˌsəstɛnˈtækjələm/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: sus-ten-tac-u-lum
IPA: /ˌsəstɛnˈtækjələm/

17

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

5

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A supporting structure, a body part that supports one or more other parts.

Example Sentences

"The ligamentum talocalcaneum mediale lies obliquely on the medial side of the joint, and consists of fibres which extend from the medial posterior tubercle of the talus to the posterior roughened border of the sustentaculum tali."
"While of only moderate size, the sustentaculum is very thick and prominent; its astragalar facet is of irregularly oval shape and nearly plane."

Etymology

From Latin sustentaculum; compare sustentate. Attested since the eighteenth century.

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: sustentaculum

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˌsəstɛnˈtækjələm/
British English: /ˌsʌstɛnˈtakjʊləm/

Inflected Forms

sustentacula (plural) sustentaculums (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce sustentaculum?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌsəstɛnˈtækjələm/.
What does sustentaculum mean?: A supporting structure, a body part that supports one or more other parts.
Where does sustentaculum come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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