ultramicroscopes
The word 'ultramicroscopes' is divided into five syllables: ul-tra-mi-cro-scopes. Stress falls on the final syllable. Syllabification follows French vowel-centered rules, breaking consonant clusters after the first vowel. The word is a noun composed of the prefix 'ultra-', root 'micro-', root 'scope', and suffix '-s'.
Definitions
- 1
Extremely small microscopes, often used in advanced scientific research.
Ultramicroscopes
“Les ultramicroscopes sont essentiels pour l'étude des nanomatériaux.”
Stress pattern
Stress falls on the final syllable '-scopes', as is typical in French.
Syllables
ul — Open syllable, initial syllable.. tra — Open syllable, vowel-centered.. mi — Open syllable, vowel-centered.. cro — Open syllable, vowel-centered.. scopes — Closed syllable, final syllable, stressed.
Word Parts
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Vowel-Centered Syllabification
Each vowel sound forms the nucleus of a syllable.
Consonant Cluster Breakage
Consonant clusters are broken after the first vowel sound.
- The pronunciation of 'ultra' can be slightly reduced in rapid speech, but this doesn't affect syllabification.
- The 'u' in 'ul' is pronounced as /y/ due to the following 'l' and vowel.
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