Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hypertrophic

/hʌɪpəˈtɹɒfɪk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.32 in modern English

Syllables
hy-per-trophic
IPA
/hʌɪpəˈtɹɒfɪk/
27
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of, pertaining to, or exhibiting hypertrophy.

adj

Of, pertaining to, or exhibiting hypertrophy.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree English hypertroph(y) Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English hypertrophic From hypertroph(y) + -ic.

Regional Pronunciation

  • British English: /hʌɪpəˈtɹɒfɪk/

Inflected Forms

more hypertrophic (comparative) most hypertrophic (superlative)

Derived Forms

antihypertrophic hypertrophical hypertrophically nonhypertrophic prehypertrophic prohypertrophic pseudohypertrophic

Phrases

hypertrophic cardiomyopathy hypertrophic gastritis hypertrophic obesity hypertrophic osteoarthropathy hypertrophic pulmonary osteoarthropathy

Rhymes With

amyotrophic autotrophic

Questions

How do you pronounce hypertrophic?
The recorded pronunciation is /hʌɪpəˈtɹɒfɪk/.
What does hypertrophic mean?
Of, pertaining to, or exhibiting hypertrophy.
Where does hypertrophic come from?
Etymology tree English hypertroph(y) Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English hypertrophic From hypertroph(y) + -ic.

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