Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

macrostep

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: macrostep
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

1

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A relatively large steplike deformation in the structure of a crystal.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *meh₂ḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-rós Proto-Indo-European *mh₂ḱrós Proto-Hellenic *makrós Ancient Greek μᾰκρός (măkrós)der. French macro-der. English macro- Proto-Germanic *stapjaną Proto-West Germanic *stappjan Old English stæppan Middle English steppen English step English macrostep From macro- + step.

Inflected Forms

macrosteps (plural)

Questions

What does macrostep mean?: A relatively large steplike deformation in the structure of a crystal.
Where does macrostep come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *meh₂ḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-rós Proto-Indo-European *mh₂ḱrós Proto-Hellenic *makrós Ancient Greek μᾰκρός (măkrós)der. French macro-der. English macro- Proto-Germanic *stapjaną Proto-West Germanic *stappjan Old English stæppan Middle English steppen English step English macrostep From macro- + step.

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