Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

onlay

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.27 in modern English

Syllables: on-lay
IPA

8

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To lay or place something on a surface.

Literary; Transitive verb

noun

A material placed such that it overlaps another.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A restoration that covers one or more cusps of a tooth.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Umbilical hernias in many centers are best managed with the use of polypropylene mesh placed in the onlay position or Ventralex-type mesh (Bard Davol) placed intraperitoneally in patients under local anesthesia in a day-surgery setting."

Etymology

From Middle English onleien, onleggen (“to lay or place; impose; attack”). Equivalent to on- + lay.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Prefix: on
Root: onleien

Usage

Inflected Forms

onlays (present, singular) onlaying (participle, present) onlaid (participle, past) onlaid (past) onlays (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

inlay

Questions

What does onlay mean?: To lay or place something on a surface.
Where does onlay come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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