Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

unshielded

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.97 in modern English

Syllables: un-shield-ed
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

verb

simple past and past participle of unshield

Example Sentences

"Two scientists at the University of Genoa, Italy, noted that the rays coming from unshielded quartz-halogen lamps can induce mutations in the DNA of bacteria."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English shielded English unshielded From un- + shielded.

Questions

What does unshielded mean?: Not shielded.
Where does unshielded come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English shielded English unshielded From un- + shielded.

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