Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

perflation

/pə(ɹ)ˈfleɪʃən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: per-fla-tion
IPA: /pə(ɹ)ˈfleɪʃən/

15

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The act of perflating, or blowing through.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

"That as these Damps are caused by Heat , so they are remedy'd by withdrawing that Heat , and by conveying forth the mineral Steams ; which the Miners effect by Perflations with large Bellows"

Etymology

Latin perflatio.

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

perflations (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce perflation?: The recorded pronunciation is /pə(ɹ)ˈfleɪʃən/.
What does perflation mean?: The act of perflating, or blowing through.
Where does perflation come from?: Latin perflatio.

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