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lerp

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.08 in modern English

Syllables
lerp
IPA
6
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A sweet secretion, produced by the larvae of the family Psyllidae, that forms scales on eucalyptus leaves.

Uncountable

noun

One of the lice whose larvae produce this secretion.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Abbreviation of linear interpolation.

verb

To interpolate linearly.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Borrowed from Wemba-Wemba lerep.

Usage

Inflected Forms

lerps (plural) lerps (present, singular) lerping (participle, present) lerped (participle, past) lerped (past)

Derived Forms

bilerp trilerp

Questions

What does lerp mean?
A sweet secretion, produced by the larvae of the family Psyllidae, that forms scales on eucalyptus leaves.
Where does lerp come from?
Borrowed from Wemba-Wemba lerep.

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