Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cupellation

/kjuːpəˈleɪʃən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.07 in modern English

Syllables: cu-pel-la-tion
IPA: /kjuːpəˈleɪʃən/

15

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The act or an act of cupellating, the assaying of a precious metal in a cupel.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree English cupellate Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English -ion English cupellation From cupellate + -ion.

Usage

Inflected Forms

cupellations (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce cupellation?: The recorded pronunciation is /kjuːpəˈleɪʃən/.
What does cupellation mean?: The act or an act of cupellating, the assaying of a precious metal in a cupel.
Where does cupellation come from?: Etymology tree English cupellate Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English -ion English cupellation From cupellate + -ion.

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