Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

reflectorize

/rəˈflɛktəɹaɪz/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: re-flec-tor-ize
IPA: /rəˈflɛktəɹaɪz/

26

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To make (a traffic sign) reflective.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"Where not lit, regulatory signs must be reflectorized with retroreflective materials."
"The department, upon registering a vehicle, shall issue to the owner two partially or fully reflectorized license plates or devices for a motor vehicle, other than a motorcycle, and one partially or fully reflectorized license plate or device for all other vehicles required to be registered under this code. https://web.archive.org/web/20070601034507/http://www.dmv.ca.gov/pubs/vctop/d03/vc4850.htm"

Etymology

Etymology tree English reflector 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 English reflectorize From reflector + -ize.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /rəˈflɛktəɹaɪz/
British English: /rɪˈflɛktəɹaɪz/

Usage

Transitive verb

Inflected Forms

reflectorizes (present, singular) reflectorizing (participle, present) reflectorized (participle, past) reflectorized (past)

Synonyms

reflectorise

Questions

How do you pronounce reflectorize?: The recorded pronunciation is /rəˈflɛktəɹaɪz/.
What does reflectorize mean?: To make (a traffic sign) reflective.
Where does reflectorize come from?: Etymology tree English reflector 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 English reflectorize From reflector + -ize.

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