Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gyroconic

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: gy-ro-con-ic
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

4

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having or being a (mollusc) spiral shell which is conic (wider on the open end) and in which the whorls do not touch.

Etymology

From gyro- + conic.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: gyro-
Suffix: conic

Frequently Paired Words

gyrocone cyrtoconic

Questions

What does gyroconic mean?: Having or being a (mollusc) spiral shell which is conic (wider on the open end) and in which the whorls do not touch.
Where does gyroconic come from?: From gyro- + conic.

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