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afterbody

af·ter·bod·y
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [af-ter-bod-ee, ahf-]
    • /ˈæf tərˌbɒd i, ˈɑf-/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [af-ter-bod-ee, ahf-]
    • /ˈæf tərˌbɒd i, ˈɑf-/

Definitions of afterbody word

  • noun afterbody any discarded part that continues to trail a satellite, rocket, etc, in orbit 3
  • noun plural afterbody Nautical. the portion of a ship's hull aft of the middle body. 1
  • noun plural afterbody Aeronautics. the rear part of an aircraft's fuselage. 1
  • noun plural afterbody Rocketry. the part of a guided missile behind the nose cone, usually unprotected against reentry heat. 1
  • noun afterbody The afterpart of a vehicle. 0
  • noun afterbody (nautical) The part of a vessel abaft midships. 0

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Parts of speech for Afterbody

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

afterbody popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 51% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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