Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

prelocate

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pre-lo-cate
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To locate in advance.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"Manufactured strain gage rosettes are now being used to prelocate the gages with respect to the proposed hole center."
"Where sections are more than about 500 feet (152.5 m) apart, prelocate all cross sections on aerial photographs."
"In addition, the green ventilation ducts which emerge at two points in the wall had to be cut into the mosaic, as it had not been possible to prelocate them."

Etymology

From pre- + locate.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: pre

Usage

Transitive verb

Inflected Forms

prelocates (present, singular) prelocating (participle, present) prelocated (participle, past) prelocated (past)

Questions

What does prelocate mean?: To locate in advance.
Where does prelocate come from?: From pre- + locate.

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