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creepage

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
creep-age
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A gradual, creeping movement.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The leakage of an electrical current across the surface of an insulator (dielectric)

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *grewbʰ-der. Proto-Germanic *kreupaną Proto-West Germanic *kreupan Old English crēopan Middle English crepen English creep Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātus Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icus Latin -āticus Latin -āticum Old French -agebor. Middle English -age English -age English creepage From creep + -age.

Usage

Inflected Forms

creepage . (canonical) creepages (plural)

Phrases

creepage distance

Questions

What does creepage mean?
A gradual, creeping movement.
Where does creepage come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *grewbʰ-der. Proto-Germanic *kreupaną Proto-West Germanic *kreupan Old English crēopan Middle English crepen English creep Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātus Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icus Latin -āticus Latin -āticum Old French -agebor. Middle English -age English -age English creepage From creep + -age.

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