Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

weftwise

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: weft-wise
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

In the orientation of the weft in woven yarn.

adv

In the orientation of the weft in woven yarn.

Example Sentences

"a weftwise striped pattern"

Etymology

From weft + -wise.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: weft

Antonyms

warpwise

Questions

What does weftwise mean?: In the orientation of the weft in woven yarn.
Where does weftwise come from?: From weft + -wise.

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