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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sinkage

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
sink-age
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An amount of material involved in a sinking.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

An area of sunken ground; a depression.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The change in draft that a vessel obtains when moving through the water.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From sink + -age.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

sinkages (plural)

Questions

What does sinkage mean?
An amount of material involved in a sinking.
Where does sinkage come from?
From sink + -age.

How to pronounce sinkage

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