Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

outcurve

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: out-curve
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A ball, thrown by the pitcher, that curves away from the batter.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úd Proto-Germanic *ūt Proto-Germanic *ūt- Old English ūt- Middle English ut- English out- English curve English outcurve From out- + curve.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: out

Inflected Forms

outcurves (plural)

Synonyms

outdrop

Questions

What does outcurve mean?: A ball, thrown by the pitcher, that curves away from the batter.
Where does outcurve come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úd Proto-Germanic *ūt Proto-Germanic *ūt- Old English ūt- Middle English ut- English out- English curve English outcurve From out- + curve.

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