Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

kyphometer

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: kyphome-ter
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A device used to measure kyphosis (curvature of the spine)

Etymology

From Ancient Greek κυφός (kuphós) + + -meter.

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: κυφός
Suffix: meter

Inflected Forms

kyphometers (plural)

Questions

What does kyphometer mean?: A device used to measure kyphosis (curvature of the spine)
Where does kyphometer come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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