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damocloid

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
damo-cloid
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An asteroid (such as 5335 Damocles) that exhibits long-period, highly eccentric orbits typical of periodic comets without showing a coma.

adj

Of or relating to a Damocloid asteroid.

noun

Alternative form of Damocloid.

adj

Alternative form of Damocloid.

Etymology

From the asteroid 5335 Damocles + -oid.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

Damocloids (plural) more Damocloid (comparative) most Damocloid (superlative)

Questions

What does damocloid mean?
An asteroid (such as 5335 Damocles) that exhibits long-period, highly eccentric orbits typical of periodic comets without showing a coma.
Where does damocloid come from?
From the asteroid 5335 Damocles + -oid.

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