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semivacancy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
semi-va-can-cy
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A vacancy defect in which two adjacent lattice sites are unoccupied and an atom occupies the interstitial site between the two vacant sites.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From semi- + vacancy.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

semivacancies (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

monovacancy divacancy trivacancy

Questions

What does semivacancy mean?
A vacancy defect in which two adjacent lattice sites are unoccupied and an atom occupies the interstitial site between the two vacant sites.
Where does semivacancy come from?
From semi- + vacancy.

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