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jumar

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
ju-mar
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A device, used to clip on a rope, that tightens when weight is applied, thus allowing the rope to be climbed.

verb

To climb using this device.

Intransitive verb

noun

Alternative form of jumart.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From the name of the Swiss firm Jümar Pangit which manufactured it, in turn from the surnames of Adolf Jüsy and Walter Marti.

Usage

Inflected Forms

jumars (plural) jümar (alternative) jumars (present, singular) jumaring (participle, present) jumarring (participle, present) jumared (participle, past) jumared (past) jumarred (participle, past) jumarred (past, rare)

Questions

What does jumar mean?
A device, used to clip on a rope, that tightens when weight is applied, thus allowing the rope to be climbed.
Where does jumar come from?
From the name of the Swiss firm Jümar Pangit which manufactured it, in turn from the surnames of Adolf Jüsy and Walter Marti.

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