Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

intermontane

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.43 in modern English

Syllables: in-ter-mon-tane
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Between mountains.

Example Sentences

"The distinct types of relief include regions of high mountains, low hills, dissected plateaus, intermontane valleys, and coastal swamps."
"Later, the discoveries of rich "pocket" deposits in the Red Butte district lifted the intermontane hill country temporarily to the high plane of a bonanza field."
"Sediment infilling, bathtub-like, of dammed intermontane basins formed flat high plains at each step."

Etymology

From inter- + montane.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: inter

Questions

What does intermontane mean?: Between mountains.
Where does intermontane come from?: From inter- + montane.

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