Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cointension

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: coin-ten-sion
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The condition of being of equal in intensity; applied to relations.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"3:6 and 6:12 are relations of cointension."
"semantic cointension"
"1870-1880, Herbert Spencer, Principles of Psychology If their intensities are equal , they must be called cointense; and the equality of their intensities is cointension"

Etymology

From co- + intension.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: co

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does cointension mean?: The condition of being of equal in intensity; applied to relations.
Where does cointension come from?: From co- + intension.

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