Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

malleation

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: mal-leation
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The act or process of malleating (beating into a plate, sheet, or leaf, as a metal)

Archaic; Countable; Uncountable

noun

Forceful or constant bending, shaping working

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A hammering movement of the hands against the thighs, a form of tic.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Latin malleatio: compare Old French malleation.

Word Breakdown

Root: *melh₂-

Usage

Inflected Forms

malleations (plural)

Questions

What does malleation mean?: The act or process of malleating (beating into a plate, sheet, or leaf, as a metal)
Where does malleation come from?: Latin malleatio: compare Old French malleation.

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