Speakur

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geotechnical

/ˌd͡ʒioʊˈtɛknɪkəl/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.64 in modern English

Syllables
geo-tech-ni-cal
IPA
/ˌd͡ʒioʊˈtɛknɪkəl/
20
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or relating to the soil and bedrock, especially aspects of foundations and earthworks.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Pre-Greek der. Proto-Hellenic *gayader. Ancient Greek γαῖᾰ (gaîă)clip. Ancient Greek γῆ (gê) Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-) Ancient Greek γεω- (geō-)der. English geo- English technical English geotechnical From geo- + technical.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˌd͡ʒioʊˈtɛknɪkəl/
  • British English: /ˌdʒiːəʊˈtɛknɪkəl/

Inflected Forms

more geotechnical (comparative) most geotechnical (superlative)

Derived Forms

geotechnically geotechnology

Phrases

geotechnical engineer geotechnical engineering

Questions

How do you pronounce geotechnical?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌd͡ʒioʊˈtɛknɪkəl/.
What does geotechnical mean?
Of or relating to the soil and bedrock, especially aspects of foundations and earthworks.
Where does geotechnical come from?
Etymology tree Pre-Greek der. Proto-Hellenic *gayader. Ancient Greek γαῖᾰ (gaîă)clip. Ancient Greek γῆ (gê) Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-) Ancient Greek γεω- (geō-)der. English geo- English technical English geotechnical From geo- + technical.

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