rocketpropelled
The word 'rocket-propelled' is a compound adjective divided into five syllables: roc-ket-pro-pel-led. The primary stress falls on the 'pel' syllable. It's formed from the root 'rocket' and the suffix 'propelled', with syllabification following standard US English vowel-consonant patterns.
Definitions
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Driven or moved forward by a rocket engine.
“The rocket-propelled grenade soared through the air.”
“A rocket-propelled sled was used for high-speed testing.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the 'pel' syllable of 'propelled'. The 'roc' syllable of 'rocket' receives secondary stress in some pronunciations, but is generally unstressed in rapid speech.
Syllables
roc — Open syllable, vowel-CVC pattern, unstressed.. ket — Closed syllable, CVC pattern, unstressed.. pro — Open syllable, vowel-C pattern, unstressed.. pel — Open syllable, vowel-C pattern, stressed.. led — Closed syllable, C-C pattern, unstressed.
Word Parts
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Vowel-CVC
Syllables are divided after a vowel followed by a consonant-vowel-consonant sequence.
CVC
Syllables are divided after a consonant-vowel-consonant sequence.
Vowel-C
Syllables are divided after a vowel followed by a consonant.
C-C
Syllables are divided between two consonants.
- The hyphen in 'rocket-propelled' is a morphological marker, not a syllabic boundary.
- Stress patterns can vary slightly depending on speech rate and regional accent.
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