electrocontractility
Syllables
el-ec-tro-con-tract-il-i-ty
Pronunciation
/ˌiːlek.troʊkən.trækˈtɪl.ɪ.ti/
Stress
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Morphemes
electro- + contract + -ility
Electrocontractility is an eight-syllable noun with primary stress on the penultimate syllable. Syllabification follows standard English rules, dividing based on onset-rime and consonant clusters.
Definitions
- 1
The capacity of a tissue, such as muscle or nerve, to contract when stimulated by an electric current.
“The researchers measured the electrocontractility of the heart muscle.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable ('til').
Syllables
el — Open syllable, onset-rime division.. ec — Closed syllable, consonant cluster split.. tro — Open syllable, onset-rime division.. con — Closed syllable, consonant-vowel division.. tract — Closed syllable, consonant cluster split.. il — Closed syllable, consonant-vowel division.. i — Open syllable, vowel nucleus.. ty — Closed syllable, consonant-vowel division.
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