mr. spock
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.07 in modern English
17
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
name
Alternative form of Spock (fictional character from Star Trek).
name
An asteroid in Main Asteroid Belt, Solar System; discovered in 1971, the 2309th asteroid registered.
Example Sentences
- "I happen to have the Asteroid Mr. Spock on my Ascendant, and have been compared to the Vulcan in physical appearance for many years, even before I found out I had that asteroid on my ascendant. Spooky, huh?"
- "Mr. Spock the asteroid was therefore named for Mr. Spock the long-deceased feline who was named for Mr. Spock the Vulcan who was named for ... I guess we'd need to ask the Star Trek scriptwriters what they thought about the famous American writer on child rearing, Dr. Benjamin Spock."
- "Time ticked slowly by; literally ticked, the computer was now on count down until Saturn. They passed the Mr. Spock and then the Frank Zappa, both asteroids. Just as they were coming to the end of"
Etymology
The asteroid was named after the discoverer’s (James B. Gibson’s) cat, “Mr. Spock”, itself named after the fictional character.
Phrases
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