Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

half-open

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.14 in modern English

Syllables
half-open
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

partially open; ajar

adj

(referring to an interval on the real line) containing only one of its endpoints

Example Sentences

Etymology

From half- + open.

Questions

What does half-open mean?
partially open; ajar
Where does half-open come from?
From half- + open.

How to pronounce half-open

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