Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

obturation

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.28 in modern English

Syllables: ob-tu-ra-tion
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The act of stopping up, or closing, an opening.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The process of a bullet expanding under pressure to fit the bore of the firearm, or a cartridge case expanding under pressure to seal the chamber.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Deaf by an outward obturation."
"None of Mr. Knott's gestures could be called characteristic, unless perhaps that which consisted in the simultaneous obturation of the facial cavities, the thumbs in the mouth, the forefingers in the ears, the little fingers in the nostrils, the third fingers in the eyes and the second fingers, free in a crisis to promote intellection, laid along the temples."

Etymology

From Latin obtūrātiō. Compare French obturation.

Usage

Inflected Forms

obturations (plural)

Derived Forms

overobturation underobturation

Frequently Paired Words

obturate obturative

Questions

What does obturation mean?: The act of stopping up, or closing, an opening.
Where does obturation come from?: From Latin obtūrātiō. Compare French obturation.

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