Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

upfault

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
up-fault
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A horst (area raised relative to surrounding land).

verb

To form a fault that is raised relative to the surrounding land.

Etymology

From up- + fault.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

upfaults (plural) upfaults (present, singular) upfaulting (participle, present) upfaulted (participle, past) upfaulted (past)

Questions

What does upfault mean?
A horst (area raised relative to surrounding land).
Where does upfault come from?
From up- + fault.

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