Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ferrumination

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: fer-ru-mi-na-tion
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

5

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The soldering or uniting of metals.

Obsolete; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Now look out in the Gradus for Purus, and you find as the first synonime, lacteus; for coloratus, and the first synonime is purpureus. I mention this by way of elucidating one of the most ordinary processes in the ferrumination of these centos."

Etymology

Latin ferruminatio: compare French ferrumination.

Usage

Questions

What does ferrumination mean?: The soldering or uniting of metals.
Where does ferrumination come from?: Latin ferruminatio: compare French ferrumination.

How to pronounce ferrumination

Open the pronunciation page — Open the Speakur entry for “ferrumination”.
Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling () so you know which sounds to aim for.
Play the audio — Click Play to hear reference audio for “ferrumination”.
Repeat and practice — Say “ferrumination” aloud, matching stress and vowels until it feels natural.