Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

transcurrent

/tɹanzˈkʌɹənt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: tran-scur-rent
IPA: /tɹanzˈkʌɹənt/

14

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Passing transversely.

adj

Pertaining to a fault caused by horizontal displacement.

Example Sentences

"Some of these faults may have been the site at which huge blocks slid past one another – transcurrent movement – rather than moving ‘up and down’."

Etymology

From (present participle of) Latin transcurrere.

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /tɹanzˈkʌɹənt/

Inflected Forms

more transcurrent (comparative) most transcurrent (superlative)

Derived Forms

transcurrently

Questions

How do you pronounce transcurrent?: The recorded pronunciation is /tɹanzˈkʌɹənt/.
What does transcurrent mean?: Passing transversely.
Where does transcurrent come from?: From (present participle of) Latin transcurrere.

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