tion — ab·bre·vi·a·tion; ab·di·ca·tion; ab·duc·tion; ab·er·ra·tion; ab·er·ra·tion·al; ab·jec·tion; ab·junc·tion; ab·ju·ra·tion; ab·lac·ta·tion; ab·la·tion; ab·lu·tion; ab·mi·gra·tion; ab·ne·ga·tion; ab·o·li·tion; ab·o·li·tion·ary; ab·o·li·tion·dom;… … English syllables
trap — cal·trap; con·trap·pos·to; con·trap·tion; en·trap; en·trap·ment; en·trap·ping·ly; ex·trap·o·late; ex·trap·o·la·tion; ex·trap·o·la·tive; ex·trap·o·la·tor; ex·trap·o·la·to·ry; gal·trap; te·trap·o·dal; te·trap·o·dy; te·trap·ter·an; te·trap·ter·on;… … English syllables
con|trap|tion — «kuhn TRAP shuhn», noun. Informal. a device or gadget; contrivance: »Yankee inventors were famous for their contraptions. ╂[American English, perhaps < contrive, on analogy of conception; perhaps influenced by trap] … Useful english dictionary
con·trap·tion — /kənˈtræpʃən/ noun, pl tions [count] : a piece of equipment or machinery that is unusual or strange The people wondered how the contraption worked … Useful english dictionary
extrapolation — ex·trap·o·la·tion … English syllables
o — abi·o·log·i·cal; ab·o·li·tion; ab·o·li·tion·ary; ab·o·li·tion·dom; ab·o·li·tion·ism; ab·o·li·tion·ist; ab·o·li·tion·ize; ab·o·ma·sal; ab·o·ma·sum; ac·an·thol·o·gy; ac·an·thop·o·dous; acar·i·dol·o·gist; ac·a·ri·nol·o·gy; acar·i·o·sis;… … English syllables
la — ab·cha·la·zal; ab·la·tion; ab·la·ti·val; ac·an·thel·la; acan·tho·ceph·a·la; ac·cep·ti·la·tion; ac·cu·mu·la·ble; ac·cu·mu·la·tion; ac·cu·mu·la·tive; ac·cu·mu·la·tor; aceph·a·la; ac·er·o·la; acet·y·la·tion; acet·y·la·tor; ach·a·la·sia;… … English syllables
extrapolate — ex•trap•o•late [[t]ɪkˈstræp əˌleɪt[/t]] v. lat•ed, lat•ing 1) to infer (an unknown) from something that is known; conjecture 2) sta to estimate (the value of a statistical variable) outside the tabulated or observed range 3) math. Math. to… … From formal English to slang
extrapolate — ex|trap|o|late [ ık stræpə,leıt ] verb intransitive or transitive 1. ) FORMAL to say what is likely to happen or be true by using information that you already have: It s possible to predict students success by extrapolating from current exam… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
extrapolation — ex·trap·o·la·tion (ek strap″o laґshən) inference of one or more unknown values on the basis of that which is known or has been observed; usually applied to estimation beyond the upper and lower ranges of observed data. Cf.… … Medical dictionary