dreikanter

drei·kan·ter

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [drahy-kahn-ter]
- /ˈdraɪˌkɑn tər/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [drahy-kahn-ter]
- /ˈdraɪˌkɑn tər/

Definitions of dreikanter word

noun plural dreikanter a pebble or boulder having three faces formed by the action of windblown sand. 1
noun dreikanter a pebble, common in desert areas, typically having three curved faces shaped by wind-blown sand 0
noun dreikanter (petrology) A type of pebble that has three curved faces formed by wind-blown sand. 0

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Origin of dreikanter

First appearance:

before 1900

One of the 17% newest English words

1900-05; < German, equivalent to drei three + Kante edge + -er -er1

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Parts of speech for Dreikanter

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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dreikanter popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 46% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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