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How to pronounce scleronomic

Say it like skluh-ruh-NOM-ik. Scleronomic has four syllables, and the main stress falls on the third one (NOM).

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US American/sklərəˈnɑmɪk/skluh-ruh-NOM-ik
UK British/sklərəˈnɒmɪk/skluh-ruh-NOM-ik
  • skluh
  • ruh
  • NOM
  • ik
  • Main stress
  • Lighter stress
  • Unstressed

Scleronomic pronunciation, sound by sound

Read the parts left to right, then blend them together without pausing.

  1. skluhKeep this part quick and light. The vowel is the relaxed "uh" in about.
  2. ruhKeep this part quick and light. The vowel is the relaxed "uh" in about.
  3. NOMSay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "ah" in father.
  4. ikKeep this part quick and light. The vowel is the "i" in sit.

American vs British pronunciation of scleronomic

  • The short o is rounded in British English (as in "hot"), but open and unrounded in American English.

British respelling: skluh-ruh-NOM-ik.

What does scleronomic mean?

adjective
  1. Of a mechanical system whose constraint equations do not explicitly contain or are not dependent upon time.

Where does scleronomic come from?

From scleronomy + -ic.

Words that rhyme with scleronomic

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Questions about saying scleronomic

How do you pronounce scleronomic?

Say skluh-ruh-NOM-ik. The American pronunciation is /sklərəˈnɑmɪk/. In British English it is /sklərəˈnɒmɪk/. Press play above to hear it at normal speed or slowly.

How many syllables are in scleronomic?

Scleronomic has four syllables, and the main stress falls on the third one (NOM). Broken into parts: skluh · ruh · NOM · ik.

Is scleronomic pronounced differently in British English?

Yes. The short o is rounded in British English (as in "hot"), but open and unrounded in American English. The British form is /sklərəˈnɒmɪk/ (skluh-ruh-NOM-ik).

Pronunciation from Wiktionary; meaning and origin adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).