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tritonal

/traɪˈtəʊnəl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.33 in modern English

Syllables
tri-ton-al
IPA
/traɪˈtəʊnəl/
8
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having or involving three tones.

noun

A mixture of 80% TNT and 20% aluminium powder, used in several types of ordnance.

Uncountable

Etymology

From tri- + tonal.

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • British English: /traɪˈtəʊnəl/

Usage

Rhymes With

tonal monoclonal zonal clonal atonal conal bitonal azonal bizonal

Questions

How do you pronounce tritonal?
The recorded pronunciation is /traɪˈtəʊnəl/.
What does tritonal mean?
Having or involving three tones.
Where does tritonal come from?
From tri- + tonal.

How to pronounce tritonal

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