Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

circumlinear

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: cir-cum-lin-ear
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Composed of encircling lines (such as contours)

Example Sentences

"The shunt endplate was identified as a low-intensity circumlinear structure in scanning images located adjacent to the sclera in the inferotemporal, superotemporal, or inferonasal quadrant of the eyeball."

Etymology

From circum- + linear.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: circum

Questions

What does circumlinear mean?: Composed of encircling lines (such as contours)
Where does circumlinear come from?: From circum- + linear.

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