Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

direct-acting

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.56 in modern English

Syllables
di-rec-t-act-ing
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
5
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

Acting directly, as one part upon another, without the intervention of other working parts.

Questions

What does direct-acting mean?
Acting directly, as one part upon another, without the intervention of other working parts.

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