Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

contrate

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: con-trate
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having cogs or teeth projecting parallel to the axis, instead of radiating from it.

Example Sentences

"a contrate wheel, or crown wheel"

Etymology

See contra-.

Questions

What does contrate mean?: Having cogs or teeth projecting parallel to the axis, instead of radiating from it.
Where does contrate come from?: See contra-.

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