Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

elater

/əˈleɪ.tɚ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
elater
IPA
/əˈleɪ.tɚ/
6
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
3
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

That which elates.

noun

Elasticity; especially the expansibility of a gas.

Obsolete

noun

A long, slender cell produced among spores and having hygroscopic secondary cell wall thickenings.

noun

Any of the long, slender hygroscopic appendages attached to the spores of horsetails (genus Equisetum).

noun

An elaterid, or click beetle.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From elate + -er.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /əˈleɪ.tɚ/
  • British English: /ɪˈleɪ.tə/

Usage

Inflected Forms

elaters (plural)

Derived Forms

pseudoelater

Synonyms

elaterid beetle elaterid

Rhymes With

later greater creator narrator traitor translator dictator waiter cater crater curator spectator

Questions

How do you pronounce elater?
The recorded pronunciation is /əˈleɪ.tɚ/.
What does elater mean?
That which elates.
Where does elater come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

How to pronounce elater

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