diagrammatically
Syllables
di-a-gram-ma-tic-al-ly
Pronunciation
/ˌdaɪ.əˈɡræm.ə.tɪ.kli/
Stress
0 0 1 0 0 0 0
Morphemes
dia- + gram + matically
The word 'diagrammatically' is divided into seven syllables based on vowel-consonant and vowel-consonant cluster rules. Primary stress falls on the third syllable. The word is morphologically complex, consisting of a Greek prefix, root, and an English suffix. Syllabification is consistent with standard English phonological rules.
Definitions
- 1
In a way that uses or includes diagrams.
“The process was explained diagrammatically.”
“The data was presented diagrammatically for clarity.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the third syllable ('mat' in 'di-a-**mat**-i-cal-ly'). Secondary stress on the first syllable ('di').
Syllables
di — Open syllable, diphthong followed by a consonant.. a — Open syllable, schwa sound.. gram — Closed syllable, vowel followed by a consonant cluster.. a — Open syllable, schwa sound.. tic — Closed syllable, vowel followed by a consonant cluster.. al — Open syllable, vowel followed by a consonant.. ly — Closed syllable, vowel followed by a consonant cluster.
Word Parts
Vowel-Consonant (VC)
Syllables are generally divided before the consonant when a vowel is followed by a consonant.
Vowel-Consonant Cluster (VCC)
Syllables are divided before the consonant cluster.
Single Vowel
A single vowel sound forms its own syllable.
- The presence of schwa sounds is common in English and doesn't create unusual division challenges.
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