Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

subhorizontal

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: sub-hor-i-zon-tal
IPA

27

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

5

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Not quite horizontal in position or orientation.

adj

Of or relating to a subhorizon.

Example Sentences

"Swaley cross-stratification is interpreted from thick units of subhorizontal bedding associated with marine fossils."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *upó Proto-Italic *supo Latin sub Latin sub-der. English sub- English horizontal English subhorizontal From sub- + horizontal.

Inflected Forms

more subhorizontal (comparative) most subhorizontal (superlative)

Questions

What does subhorizontal mean?: Not quite horizontal in position or orientation.
Where does subhorizontal come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *upó Proto-Italic *supo Latin sub Latin sub-der. English sub- English horizontal English subhorizontal From sub- + horizontal.

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