contraflexure
nounHow many syllables in contraflexure?
There are 4 syllables in the word contraflexure.How to pronounce contraflexure:
Definition of contraflexure:
- contraflexure (noun):
- a bending in opposite directions like the curve of an ogee
- the point where this occurs a point of contrary flexure or inflexion that in a fixed beam is a point of zero bending moment
Here are some other common 4-syllable words.
- contradictor
- contradicting
- contingency
- contiguous
- consultative
- consultation
- consultancy
- constitutive
- constellations
- consortium
- considerance
- conservator
- conservative
- conquistador
- coniferous
- confiscated
- conestoga
- conditioner
- condemnation
- conceptual
- concepcion
- concentual
- concentrated
- comradery
- competitor
- communital
- commodities
- commissary
- commercialised
- commentary
- commendation
- come-at-able
- colostomy
- colloquium
- collegial
- cohabitant
- clarifying
- civilian
- circumstances
- circumcision
- christianity
- chlorination
- chiroptera
- chincherinchees
- chimichanga
- chevalier
- cherrapunji
- chemerical
- cheiloschisis
- chariotest
- … more
Syllable Fun Fact
Secondary stress refers to the minor emphasis that can occur on additional syllables in longer words, distinct from the primary stress.
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