Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hiroshimite

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: hi-roshimite
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A rare crystalline structure for metallic alloys found in hiroshimaite glass nodules, forged by the intense temperature and pressure of an atomic bomb explosion, fusion various metals.

noun

Alternative form of hiroshimaite

Etymology

Hiroshima + -ite. From Japanese ひろしま for Japanese 広島.

Origin

Source language: Japanese

Word Breakdown

Root: ひろしま, 広島
Suffix: Hiroshima

Inflected Forms

hiroshimites (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

Hiroshima hiroshimaite

Questions

What does hiroshimite mean?: A rare crystalline structure for metallic alloys found in hiroshimaite glass nodules, forged by the intense temperature and pressure of an atomic bomb explosion, fusion various metals.
Where does hiroshimite come from?: It is traced to Japanese.

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