Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

propagatory

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: prop-a-ga-to-ry
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

5

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

That leads to propagation

Example Sentences

"Standing, oscillating and propagatory oscillating shocks are produced due to centrifugal barrier of the advective component."

Etymology

propagate + -ory

Word Breakdown

Prefix: propagate
Suffix: -ory

Questions

What does propagatory mean?: That leads to propagation
Where does propagatory come from?: propagate + -ory

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