Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

skinfold

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.32 in modern English

Syllables: skin-fold
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A double layer of skin and the underlying adipose tissue obtained by pinching the skin at an appropriate site; the thickness (measured using calipers) gives an estimation of body fat.

Etymology

From skin + fold.

Inflected Forms

skinfolds (plural)

Questions

What does skinfold mean?: A double layer of skin and the underlying adipose tissue obtained by pinching the skin at an appropriate site; the thickness (measured using calipers) gives an estimation of body fat.
Where does skinfold come from?: From skin + fold.

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