Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

infraposition

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: in-fra-po-si-tion
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

5

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A situation or state of being beneath something else.

Uncountable

noun

A type of malposition of a tooth such that its occlusal surface falls short of the occlusal plane (that is, apical to it); an instance of such malposition.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"1915 (published), 1848 (first written), Elisha Kent Kane, Adrift in the Arctic Ice Pack This floe is now more than two hundred and fifty yards long by four hundred wide; a size too large for infraposition of tables"

Etymology

From infra- + position.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: infra

Usage

Uncountable

Antonyms

supraposition superposition superimposition

Questions

What does infraposition mean?: A situation or state of being beneath something else.
Where does infraposition come from?: From infra- + position.

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