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hookean

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
hookean
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or relating to Robert Hooke, 17th-century British physicist.

adj

For which Hooke's law is a useful approximation; linear-elastic.

Etymology

From Hooke + -an.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more Hookean (comparative) most Hookean (superlative)

Questions

What does hookean mean?
Of or relating to Robert Hooke, 17th-century British physicist.
Where does hookean come from?
From Hooke + -an.

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