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synclastic

syn·clas·tic
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [sin-klas-tik, sing-]
    • /sɪnˈklæs tɪk, sɪŋ-/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [sin-klas-tik, sing-]
    • /sɪnˈklæs tɪk, sɪŋ-/

Definitions of synclastic word

  • adjective synclastic (of a surface) having principal curvatures of similar sign at a given point. 1
  • adjective synclastic (of a surface) having a curvature at a given point and in a particular direction that is of the same sign as the curvature at that point in perpendicular direction 0

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Origin of synclastic

First appearance:

before 1865
One of the 28% newest English words
1865-70; syn- + Greek klast(ós) broken + -ic

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Parts of speech for Synclastic

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

synclastic popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 39% 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.

synclastic usage trend in Literature

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