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From technical to whimsical, prepare for your vocabulary to be stretched with 20 of the longest words in English. Plus, find out what they mean. Related: 55 Examples of Onomatopoeia
pseudo-blend = an abbreviation whose extra or omitted letters mean that it cannot stand as a true acronym, initialism, or portmanteau (a word formed by combining two or more words). (a) = acronym, e.g.: SARS – (a) severe acute respiratory syndrome (i) = initialism, e.g.: CD – (i) compact disc
Since the bottom row contains no vowels, no standard words can be formed. [35] The longest word typable by alternating left and right hands is antiskepticism. [32] On a Dvorak keyboard, the longest "left-handed" words are epopoeia, jipijapa, peekapoo, and quiaquia. [36] Other such long words are papaya, Kikuyu, opaque, and upkeep. [37]
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T is the period (measured in seconds), f is the ordinary frequency (measured in hertz) (sometimes symbolised with ν). angular momentum. Also (rarely) moment of momentum or rotational momentum. The rotational equivalent of linear momentum.
/ ˈ ʃ m ɔː l t s t /, / ˈ ʃ m ɒ l t s t /, / ˈ ʃ m æ l t s t / 10 OED [7] Meaning "imparted a sentimental atmosphere to" e.g. of music; with a 1969 attestation for the past tense. schnappsed / ˈ ʃ n æ p s t / 10 Sc.Am. [3] Meaning "drank schnapps"; proposed by poet George Starbuck in the same competition won by his friend William ...
In English, the sound of soft g is the affricate /dʒ/, as in general, giant, and gym. A g at the end of a word usually renders a hard g (as in "rag"), while if a soft rendition is intended it would be followed by a silent e (as in "rage").