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jave

/ˈd͡ʒeɪv/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.67 in modern English

Syllables
jave
IPA
/ˈd͡ʒeɪv/
14
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A wave of water and ice released downstream when a fluvial ice jam breaks up catastrophically.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Contraction of ice-jam + release + wave. Coined by geoscientists Martin Jasek & Spyros Beltaos in 2008.

Inflected Forms

javes (plural)

Rhymes With

gave save they've wave dave brave slave grave cave behave shave rave

Questions

How do you pronounce jave?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈd͡ʒeɪv/.
What does jave mean?
A wave of water and ice released downstream when a fluvial ice jam breaks up catastrophically.
Where does jave come from?
Contraction of ice-jam + release + wave. Coined by geoscientists Martin Jasek & Spyros Beltaos in 2008.

How to pronounce jave

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