untrigonometrical
Syllables
un-tri-gon-o-met-ri-cal
Pronunciation
/ʌnˌtrɪɡəˈnɒmɪtrɪkəl/
Stress
0000001
Morphemes
un- + trigon + -o-metri-cal
The word 'untrigonometrical' is divided into seven syllables: un-tri-gon-o-met-ri-cal. The primary stress falls on the final syllable ('cal'). It's morphologically complex, built from a prefix, root, and multiple suffixes. Syllabification follows standard English rules of maximizing onsets and separating vowel clusters.
Definitions
- 1
Not relating to or involving the measurement of triangles; not trigonometric.
“The calculations were untrigonometrical and therefore inaccurate.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the antepenultimate syllable ('cal'), following the general English rule of stressing syllables before suffixes.
Syllables
un — Open syllable, unstressed.. tri — Open syllable, unstressed.. gon — Closed syllable, unstressed.. o — Open syllable, unstressed.. met — Closed syllable, unstressed.. ri — Open syllable, unstressed.. cal — Closed syllable, stressed.
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