Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

knightwise

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
knight-wise
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

Two steps in the vertical direction and one step in the horizontal direction, or vice versa, with each move, in the manner of a chess knight.

adv

(Moving) with slope 2; (taking) 2n vertical steps and n horizontal steps (with n being some positive integer), or vice versa, with each move.

adj

Two steps in the vertical direction and one step in the horizontal direction, or vice versa, with each move, in the manner of a chess knight.

adj

Having slope 2, with 2n vertical steps and n horizontal steps (with n being some positive integer), or vice versa, with each move.

Etymology

From knight + -wise.

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What does knightwise mean?
Two steps in the vertical direction and one step in the horizontal direction, or vice versa, with each move, in the manner of a chess knight.
Where does knightwise come from?
From knight + -wise.

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