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anti-climb

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.16 in modern English

Syllables
an-ti--climb
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of a substance or device, intended to prevent a person from climbing the object to which the substance or device is applied.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₂énts Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *h₂énti Ancient Greek ᾰ̓ντῐ́ (ăntĭ́) Ancient Greek ἀντι- (anti-)der. English anti- English climb English anti-climb From anti- + climb.

Inflected Forms

anticlimb (alternative)

Phrases

anti-climber

Frequently Paired Words

anti-climber anticlimber

Questions

What does anti-climb mean?
Of a substance or device, intended to prevent a person from climbing the object to which the substance or device is applied.
Where does anti-climb come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₂énts Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *h₂énti Ancient Greek ᾰ̓ντῐ́ (ăntĭ́) Ancient Greek ἀντι- (anti-)der. English anti- English climb English anti-climb From anti- + climb.

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