Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

uptrace

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: up-trace
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An almost vertical line that attaches a float to a bait that is resting on the bed of the river.

noun

The process of taking scientific samples as a probe is moving upward.

Etymology

From up- + trace.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: up

Inflected Forms

uptraces (plural)

Questions

What does uptrace mean?: An almost vertical line that attaches a float to a bait that is resting on the bed of the river.
Where does uptrace come from?: From up- + trace.

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