superelevation
noun
superelevation is spelled S-U-P-E-R-E-L-E-V-A-T-I-O-N: 14 letters. It appears about once in every 83 million words in written English, the 290,185th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, superelevation means “The angle that a gun must be elevated above the line of its target to allow for the effect of gravity on the projectile” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of superelevation is superelevations.
How many letters and syllables are in superelevation?
| Letters | 14: S-U-P-E-R-E-L-E-V-A-T-I-O-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 83 million words; the 290,185th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is superelevation?
Superelevation appears about once in every 83 million words in written English, the 290,185th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce superelevation?
- US
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-superelevation.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of superelevation
- superelevations plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does superelevation mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The angle that a gun must be elevated above the line of its target to allow for the effect of gravity on the projectile.
- 2
The cant of a railway track; the difference in elevation (height) between its two edges, as on a curve.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).