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cylinder-grinding

Complete linguistic analysis including syllable division, pronunciation, morphology, and definitions.

5 syllables
17 characters
English (GB)
Enriched
Fig. 1 — . The composing stick. “cylinder-grinding” is set in lead; each gap is a place it may break.
5syllables

cylindergrinding

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

cyl-in-der-grind-ing

Pronunciation

/ˈsɪlɪndə(r) ˈɡraɪndɪŋ/

Stress

10111

Morphemes

cylinder/grind + ing

The word 'cylinder-grinding' is a compound adjective divided into five syllables: cyl-in-der-grind-ing. Stress falls on the second syllable of 'cylinder' and the first syllable of 'grinding'. It's formed from Greek and Old English roots with a Germanic suffix. Syllabification follows vowel-centric rules, with consonant clusters broken around vowels.

Definitions

compound adjective
  1. 1

    Relating to or used in the process of grinding cylinders.

    “The cylinder-grinding machine was essential for precision engineering.”

    syn:cylindrical-grindingcylinder-milling
    ant:formingpolishing

Stress pattern

Primary stress on the second syllable of 'cylinder' and the first syllable of 'grinding'

Syllables

5
cyl/sɪl/
in/ɪn/
der/də(r)/
grind/ɡraɪnd/
ing/ɪŋ/

cyl — Open syllable, onset 's', nucleus 'ɪ', coda 'l'. in — Closed syllable, onset 'ɪ', nucleus 'n'. der — Open syllable, onset 'd', nucleus 'ə', optional coda 'r'. grind — Closed syllable, onset 'ɡr', nucleus 'aɪ', coda 'nd'. ing — Closed syllable, onset 'ɪ', nucleus 'ŋ'

Word Parts

root

cylinder/grind

cylinder: Greek origin, grind: Old English origin

suf

ing

Gerund/present participle suffix (Old English)

Similar Words

cyl­in­der­shapedma­chine­grind­ingwa­ter­grind­ing

Vowel-Centric Syllabification

Syllables are built around vowel sounds.

Onset-Rime Division

Syllables are divided into an onset and a rime.

Consonant Cluster Breakage

Consonant clusters are broken around vowels.

  • The hyphenated structure influences articulation and coarticulation.
  • Non-rhoticity of 'r' in GB English.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/9/2025

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