Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

prestressed

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.08 in modern English

Syllables: pre-stressed
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

having been stressed before use

adj

Standing before a stressed syllable.

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 stressed English prestressed From pre- + stressed.

Inflected Forms

more prestressed (comparative) most prestressed (superlative)

Phrases

prestressed concrete

Questions

What does prestressed mean?: having been stressed before use
Where does prestressed 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 stressed English prestressed From pre- + stressed.

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