Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

crashworthiness

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.56 in modern English

Syllables: crash-wor-thi-ness
IPA

26

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

4

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The state or quality of being crashworthy.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"They noted: "The crashworthiness of the early carriage was of a low standard. By the end of the 19th century, the continuous automatic brake and the absolute block system had greatly reduced the accident rate, but the accidents that did occur often reduced the wood vehicles to matchwood.""
"But then crashworthiness is not about preventing accidents, but about mitigating their consequences."

Etymology

Etymology tree English crashworthy Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English crashworthiness From crashworthy + -ness.

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does crashworthiness mean?: The state or quality of being crashworthy.
Where does crashworthiness come from?: Etymology tree English crashworthy Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English crashworthiness From crashworthy + -ness.

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