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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

downfault

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
down-fault
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A graben (area sunken relative to surrounding land).

verb

To form a fault that is sunken relative to the surrounding land.

Etymology

From down- + fault.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

downfaults (plural) downfaults (present, singular) downfaulting (participle, present) downfaulted (participle, past) downfaulted (past)

Questions

What does downfault mean?
A graben (area sunken relative to surrounding land).
Where does downfault come from?
From down- + fault.

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