Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

preemphasis

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pre-em-pha-sis
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Amplification applied to certain frequencies of a signal to improve its signal-to-noise ratio.

Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i? Proto-Italic *prai Proto-Italic *prai- Latin prae-lbor. Middle English pre- English pre- English emphasis English preemphasis From pre- + emphasis.

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does preemphasis mean?: Amplification applied to certain frequencies of a signal to improve its signal-to-noise ratio.
Where does preemphasis come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i? Proto-Italic *prai Proto-Italic *prai- Latin prae-lbor. Middle English pre- English pre- English emphasis English preemphasis From pre- + emphasis.

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