Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

preeruptive

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: preerup-tive
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Prior to the formation of eruptions

Example Sentences

"We find a distinctive sequence of three activation periods each of them containing preeruptive precursors such as a brightening and enlarging of the prominence body followed by small surge- like ejections from its southern end observed in the radio 17 GHz."

Etymology

From pre- + eruptive.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: pre

Questions

What does preeruptive mean?: Prior to the formation of eruptions
Where does preeruptive come from?: From pre- + eruptive.

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