polyoxymethilene
Syllables
po-ly-ox-y-me-thi-le-ne
Pronunciation
/ˌpɒlɪɒksiˈmiːθɪliːn/
Stress
00011001
Morphemes
poly- + methyl- + -ene
Polyoxymethylene is an eight-syllable noun with primary stress on 'me'. It's a polymer built from Greek-derived morphemes, and its syllabification follows standard English vowel-consonant division rules.
Definitions
- 1
A thermoplastic polymer produced by the polymerization of formaldehyde.
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“Polyoxymethylene is often used in engineering applications.”
“The gears were made from a durable polyoxymethylene.”
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Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the antepenultimate syllable ('me'). Unstressed syllables exhibit vowel reduction.
Syllables
po — Open syllable, initial consonant cluster.. ly — Open syllable, vowel preceded by consonant.. ox — Closed syllable, vowel followed by consonant cluster.. y — Open syllable, vowel following consonant.. me — Closed syllable, primary stress.. thi — Open syllable, digraph 'th'. le — Closed syllable, vowel followed by consonant.. ne — Open syllable, vowel following consonant.
Word Parts
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Vowel-Consonant (VC)
Syllables are often divided after a vowel followed by a consonant.
Consonant-Vowel (CV)
Syllables are often divided before a vowel preceded by a consonant.
Consonant Clusters
Consonant clusters are generally kept together within a syllable.
- The length of the word requires careful consideration of syllable boundaries.
- The 'th' digraph is treated as a single phoneme.
- Vowel reduction in unstressed syllables.
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