Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

equivalve

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
equiv-alve
IPA
24
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having valves of the same size (as is normal)

noun

Any bivalve mollusc whose valves are of the same size.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From equi- + valve.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

equivalves (plural)

Derived Forms

subequivalve unequivalve

Synonyms

equivalvate equivalvular

Antonyms

inequivalve unequivalve

Questions

What does equivalve mean?
Having valves of the same size (as is normal)
Where does equivalve come from?
From equi- + valve.

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