lap-jointed

1. 1.

   jointed so as to produce a flush surface

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Questions about lap-jointed

What does lap-jointed mean?

lap-jointed means "jointed so as to produce a flush surface".

How many syllables are in lap-jointed?

lap-jointed has 3 syllables and divides as lap--join-ted under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

Is lap-jointed a common word?

lap-jointed is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.