Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

haptokinesis

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
hap-toki-ne-sis
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

movement by adhesion

Uncountable

Etymology

From hapto- + -kinesis.

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What does haptokinesis mean?
movement by adhesion
Where does haptokinesis come from?
From hapto- + -kinesis.

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