Speakur

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embrittlement

/ɛmˈbɹɪtl̩mənt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.85 in modern English

Syllables
em-brit-tle-ment
IPA
/ɛmˈbɹɪtl̩mənt/
19
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The process of being embrittled; loss of flexibility or elasticity of a material; the development of brittleness.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Italic *en Proto-Italic *en- Latin in- Old French en-bor. Middle English en- English em- English brittle English embrittle Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Old French -mentbor. Middle English -ment English -ment English embrittlement From embrittle + -ment.

Usage

Inflected Forms

embrittlements (plural)

Phrases

hydrogen embrittlement

Frequently Paired Words

brittling hardening stiffening cracking crazing

Questions

How do you pronounce embrittlement?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɛmˈbɹɪtl̩mənt/.
What does embrittlement mean?
The process of being embrittled; loss of flexibility or elasticity of a material; the development of brittleness.
Where does embrittlement come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Italic *en Proto-Italic *en- Latin in- Old French en-bor. Middle English en- English em- English brittle English embrittle Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Old French -mentbor. Middle English -ment English -ment English embrittlement From embrittle + -ment.

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