electron microscope
Syllables
e-lec-tron mi-cro-scope
Pronunciation
/ɪˈlɛktrɑn ˈmaɪkrəskoʊp/
Stress
100 100
Morphemes
electro- + micro- + scope
The word 'electron microscope' is divided into six syllables: e-lec-tron mi-cro-scope. It consists of the prefix 'electro-', the roots 'micro-' and 'scope', and follows standard English syllabification rules based on vowel nuclei and consonant clusters. Primary stress falls on the first syllable of each component word.
Definitions
- 1
A microscope that uses a beam of accelerated electrons as a source of illumination.
“The researchers used an electron microscope to examine the virus.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the first syllable of 'electron' and the first syllable of 'microscope'.
Syllables
el — Open syllable, vowel followed by a liquid consonant.. ec — Closed syllable, vowel followed by a consonant.. tron — Closed syllable, consonant cluster followed by a vowel and consonant.. mi — Open syllable, diphthong.. cro — Open syllable, vowel followed by a consonant.. scope — Closed syllable, consonant followed by a vowel and consonant.
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Vowel-Consonant (VC)
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Vowel-Liquid-Consonant (VLC)
A vowel followed by a liquid consonant and then another consonant forms a syllable.
Consonant Cluster + Vowel (CV)
A consonant cluster followed by a vowel forms a syllable.
Diphthong
A diphthong constitutes a single syllable.
- The 'ec' syllable could potentially be analyzed as a single syllable in some less strict analyses.
- Pronunciation of 'electron' can vary slightly regionally, but the syllable division remains consistent.
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