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trapdoor

/ˈtræpdoɹ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.49 in modern English

Syllables
trap-door
IPA
/ˈtræpdoɹ/
11
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A hinged or sliding door set into a floor or ceiling.

noun

Such a trap set into the floor of a stage to allow fast exits and entrances.

noun

A secret method of obtaining access to a program or online system; a backdoor.

noun

The special information that permits the inverse of a trapdoor function to be easily computed.

noun

A door in a level for regulating the ventilating current; a weather door.

verb

To subvert (a cryptographic scheme) by means of a secret parameter that makes the trapdoor function easy to compute.

Transitive verb

verb

To form a trapdoor deformity.

Intransitive verb

Etymology

From trap + door.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈtræpdoɹ/
  • British English: /ˈtræpdɔː/

Usage

Inflected Forms

trapdoors (plural) trap door (alternative) trap-door (alternative) trapdoors (present, singular) trapdooring (participle, present) trapdoored (participle, past) trapdoored (past)

Phrases

trapdoor effect trapdoor spider

Synonyms

drop

Questions

How do you pronounce trapdoor?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈtræpdoɹ/.
What does trapdoor mean?
A hinged or sliding door set into a floor or ceiling.
Where does trapdoor come from?
From trap + door.

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