Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

foredeep

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
fore-deep
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A depression, on a seafloor next to an orogen, that is filled with sediment.

Etymology

From fore- + deep.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

foredeeps (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

backdeep

Synonyms

exogeosyncline

Questions

What does foredeep mean?
A depression, on a seafloor next to an orogen, that is filled with sediment.
Where does foredeep come from?
From fore- + deep.

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