machinefinished
The word 'machine-finished' is divided into four syllables: ma-chine-fin-ished. It's a compound adjective with stress on 'chine' and 'fin'. The syllabification follows standard English vowel-consonant rules.
Definitions
- 1
Made or processed by a machine; completed or refined using automated equipment.
“The machine-finished parts were identical.”
“The table had a machine-finished surface.”
Stress pattern
Secondary stress on 'ma', primary stress on 'chine' and 'fin', secondary stress on 'ished'
Syllables
ma — Open, unstressed syllable.. chine — Closed, stressed syllable.. fin — Closed, stressed syllable.. ished — Closed, unstressed syllable.
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