saucer-shaped

1. 1.

   having a concave shape like a saucer

   Similarconcave

Questions about saucer-shaped

What does saucer-shaped mean?

saucer-shaped means "having a concave shape like a saucer".

How many syllables are in saucer-shaped?

saucer-shaped has 3 syllables and divides as saucer--sha-ped 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 saucer-shaped a common word?

saucer-shaped 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.