oxygenacetylene
Syllables
ox-y-gen-a-ce-ty-lene
Pronunciation
/ˈɒksɪdʒənˌæsɪtiːliːn/
Stress
1010111
Morphemes
oxygen, acetylene + -ylene
Oxygen-acetylene is a hyphenated compound noun syllabified by applying vowel and CVC rules to each component. Stress falls on the second syllable of 'oxygen' and the fourth of 'acetylene'. IPA transcription: /ˈɒksɪdʒənˌæsɪtiːliːn/.
Definitions
- 1
A mixture of oxygen and acetylene gases used for welding and cutting metals, producing a very hot flame.
“The welder used oxygen-acetylene to join the steel plates.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress on the second syllable of 'oxygen' and the fourth syllable of 'acetylene'
Syllables
ox — Closed syllable, CVC structure.. y — Open syllable, single vowel.. gen — Closed syllable, CVC structure.. a — Open syllable, single vowel.. ce — Closed syllable, CVC structure.. ty — Closed syllable, CVC structure.. lene — Closed syllable, CVC structure.
Word Parts
Vowel Rule
A vowel sound typically forms a syllable.
CVC Rule
Consonant-Vowel-Consonant sequences are typically divided into syllables based on the vowel.
Compound Word Rule
Hyphenated compound words are syllabified by dividing each component word.
- Hyphenated compound word; digraph 'x' treated as a single consonant for syllabification.
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