supralittoral

su·pra·lit·to·ral

S s

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [soo-pruh-lit-er-uh l]
- /ˌsu prəˈlɪt ər əl/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [soo-pruh-lit-er-uh l]
- /ˌsu prəˈlɪt ər əl/

Definitions of supralittoral word

adjective supralittoral of or relating to the biogeographic region of a shore of a lake, sea, or ocean permanently above water but made damp by spray from waves or by capillarity of the substrate. 1
noun supralittoral a supralittoral zone or region. 1

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Origin of supralittoral

First appearance:

before 1905

One of the 15% newest English words

First recorded in 1905-10; supra- + littoral

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Parts of speech for Supralittoral

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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supralittoral popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 59% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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