Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

oreshoot

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ore-shoot
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An elongated body of ore that follows a vein.

Example Sentences

"In the Northern Pennine orefield, the oreshoots may be classified into two principal types (i) vein oreshoots, developed by mineralisation along fissures which seldom deviate more than 20° from the vertical where they […]"

Etymology

From ore + shoot.

Inflected Forms

oreshoots (plural)

Questions

What does oreshoot mean?: An elongated body of ore that follows a vein.
Where does oreshoot come from?: From ore + shoot.

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