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underbite

/ˈʌndɚˌbaɪt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.71 in modern English

Syllables
un-der-bite
IPA
/ˈʌndɚˌbaɪt/
12
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A malocclusion in which the lower teeth extend past the upper ones

verb

To use insufficient acid in an etching process, so that the result is too shallow.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *-tér Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér Proto-Indo-European *h₂én Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-? Proto-Indo-European *-dʰi ? Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰí Proto-Indo-European *-ér Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰér Proto-Germanic *under Proto-West Germanic *undar Old English under- Middle English under- English under- English bite English underbite From under- + bite.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈʌndɚˌbaɪt/
  • British English: /ˈʌndəˌbaɪt/

Inflected Forms

underbites (plural) underbites (present, singular) underbiting (participle, present) underbit (past) underbitten (participle, past)

Frequently Paired Words

overbite

Rhymes With

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Questions

How do you pronounce underbite?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈʌndɚˌbaɪt/.
What does underbite mean?
A malocclusion in which the lower teeth extend past the upper ones
Where does underbite come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *-tér Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér Proto-Indo-European *h₂én Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-? Proto-Indo-European *-dʰi ? Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰí Proto-Indo-European *-ér Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰér Proto-Germanic *under Proto-West Germanic *undar Old English under- Middle English under- English under- English bite English underbite From under- + bite.

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