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inquartation

in·quar·ta·tion
I i

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [in-kwawr-tey-shuh n]
    • /ˌɪn kwɔrˈteɪ ʃən/
    • /ɪnkwɔːtˈeɪʃən/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [in-kwawr-tey-shuh n]
    • /ˌɪn kwɔrˈteɪ ʃən/

Definitions of inquartation word

  • noun inquartation (in assaying) the addition of silver to a gold-silver alloy in order to facilitate the parting of the gold by nitric acid. 1
  • noun inquartation (chemistry, archaic) quartation. 0
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Origin of inquartation

First appearance:

before 1880
One of the 23% newest English words
1880-85; perhaps < French inquartation. See in-2, quarter, -ation

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Parts of speech for Inquartation

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Inquartation

inquartation popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 40% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 62% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

inquartation usage trend in Literature

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