Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

undercross

/ˈʌndərˌkrɔs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: un-der-cross
IPA: /ˈʌndərˌkrɔs/

13

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A passage or underpass where a roadway, railway, or infrastructure crosses under another.

noun

The strand or segment in a knot diagram that passes beneath another at a crossing; i.e., the under‑crossing strand in a knot projection. As distinguished from the overcrossing or over‑strand in knot projections

Example Sentences

"The whole of the undercross is perfect, excepting the bases of the outer columns, and forms a fine superstructure of gigantic support to the light and delicate parts above."
"If we arrive at an undercross, then we move the branch of the overcross over the rest of the knot up to the end of K."

Etymology

From under- + cross.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: under

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈʌndərˌkrɔs/
British English: /ˈʌndərˌkrɒs/

Inflected Forms

undercrosses (plural)

Synonyms

undercrossing underpass

Antonyms

overcrossing

Questions

How do you pronounce undercross?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈʌndərˌkrɔs/.
What does undercross mean?: A passage or underpass where a roadway, railway, or infrastructure crosses under another.
Where does undercross come from?: From under- + cross.

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