Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pressurization

/pɹˌɛʃɚɪzˈeɪʃən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.29 in modern English

Syllables
pres-sur-iza-tion
IPA
/pɹˌɛʃɚɪzˈeɪʃən/
25
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
5
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The act or process of increasing pressure within a volume of space.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per-? Proto-Indo-European *pres-der. Proto-Italic *pres- Latin premō Proto-Indo-European *-tew-? Proto-Indo-European *-r-eh₂? Latin -tūra Latin pressūrader. English pressure Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English -ization English pressurization From pressure + -ization.

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How do you pronounce pressurization?
The recorded pronunciation is /pɹˌɛʃɚɪzˈeɪʃən/.
What does pressurization mean?
The act or process of increasing pressure within a volume of space.
Where does pressurization come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per-? Proto-Indo-European *pres-der. Proto-Italic *pres- Latin premō Proto-Indo-European *-tew-? Proto-Indo-European *-r-eh₂? Latin -tūra Latin pressūrader. English pressure Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English -ization English pressurization From pressure + -ization.

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