perpendicularness
Syllables
per-pen-dic-u-lar-ness
Pronunciation
/pɜːrpənˈdɪkjuːlərnəs/
Stress
000010
Morphemes
per- + pend + -dic-ular-ness
The word 'perpendicularness' is divided into six syllables: per-pen-dic-u-lar-ness. The primary stress falls on the fifth syllable ('lar'). It's a noun derived from Latin roots with prefixes and suffixes indicating a state of being at right angles.
Definitions
- 1
The state or quality of being perpendicular; the degree to which something is at right angles.
“The perpendicularness of the walls was crucial for the building's stability.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the fifth syllable ('lar') in 'per-pen-dic-u-lar-ness'.
Syllables
per — Open syllable, initial consonant cluster.. pen — Closed syllable.. dic — Closed syllable.. u — Open syllable, glide.. lar — Closed syllable.. ness — Closed syllable.
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