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diatreme

/ˈdaɪ.əˌtɹim/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
di-a-treme
IPA
/ˈdaɪ.əˌtɹim/
11
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A cone-shaped volcanic vent produced by the explosion of gas-filled magma.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *trísinflu. Proto-Indo-European *dwísder. Ancient Greek διά (diá) Ancient Greek δῐᾰ- (dĭă-) English dia- English -treme English diatreme From dia- + -treme.

Inflected Forms

diatremes (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce diatreme?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈdaɪ.əˌtɹim/.
What does diatreme mean?
A cone-shaped volcanic vent produced by the explosion of gas-filled magma.
Where does diatreme come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *trísinflu. Proto-Indo-European *dwísder. Ancient Greek διά (diá) Ancient Greek δῐᾰ- (dĭă-) English dia- English -treme English diatreme From dia- + -treme.

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