Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hemianamorphosis

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
hemi-anamor-pho-sis
IPA
28
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A form of anamorphosis where the adult reaches a fixed number of segments, after which moulting continues, and pre-existing segments grow in size.

Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *sēmi Proto-Hellenic [Term?] Ancient Greek ἡμῐ- (hēmĭ-)lbor. English hemi- English anamorphosis English hemianamorphosis From hemi- + anamorphosis.

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Questions

What does hemianamorphosis mean?
A form of anamorphosis where the adult reaches a fixed number of segments, after which moulting continues, and pre-existing segments grow in size.
Where does hemianamorphosis come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *sēmi Proto-Hellenic [Term?] Ancient Greek ἡμῐ- (hēmĭ-)lbor. English hemi- English anamorphosis English hemianamorphosis From hemi- + anamorphosis.

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