Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

backsplash

/ˈbækˌsplæʃ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.97 in modern English

Syllables: back-splash
IPA: /ˈbækˌsplæʃ/

23

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A vertical covering on a wall rising above a countertop or other work surface to protect the wall from spills and to decorate the wall.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The small splash of water that occurs when an oar enters the water to begin a stroke, just before the rower reaches the catch.

Countable; Uncountable

verb

To splash backward.

Example Sentences

"He succeeded in cutting the pad of his right palm quite badly on the blade of a paring knife before seizing two of the C-cells, but he felt this no more than he felt the burns he had sustained when he had been backsplashed."
"More importantly, the use of the delta tube prevents dangerous backsplashing of the agent that can occur when an impinging sparger is used improperly."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰeg-der.? Proto-Germanic *baką Proto-West Germanic *bak Old English bæc Middle English bak English back English splash English backsplash From back + splash.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈbækˌsplæʃ/

Usage

Inflected Forms

backsplashes (plural) backsplashes (present, singular) backsplashing (participle, present) backsplashed (participle, past) backsplashed (past)

Frequently Paired Words

fireback

Rhymes With

cash crash flash trash ash smash dash clash splash nash bash rash

Questions

How do you pronounce backsplash?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈbækˌsplæʃ/.
What does backsplash mean?: A vertical covering on a wall rising above a countertop or other work surface to protect the wall from spills and to decorate the wall.
Where does backsplash come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰeg-der.? Proto-Germanic *baką Proto-West Germanic *bak Old English bæc Middle English bak English back English splash English backsplash From back + splash.

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