Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mesovortex

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
mesovor-tex
IPA
22
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A small-scale, vertical vortex of air associated with a thunderstorm that occurs at less than one kilometer from the ground and is between 2-20 kilometers in width.

Etymology

From meso- + vortex.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

mesovortices (plural) mesovortexes (plural)

Phrases

eyewall mesovortex

Questions

What does mesovortex mean?
A small-scale, vertical vortex of air associated with a thunderstorm that occurs at less than one kilometer from the ground and is between 2-20 kilometers in width.
Where does mesovortex come from?
From meso- + vortex.

How to pronounce mesovortex

  1. Open the pronunciation page — Open the Speakur entry for “mesovortex”.
  2. Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling () so you know which sounds to aim for.
  3. Play the audio — Click Play to hear reference audio for “mesovortex”.
  4. Repeat and practice — Say “mesovortex” aloud, matching stress and vowels until it feels natural.