Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

orthocentric

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: or-tho-cen-tric
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having all three pairs of opposite edges perpendicular.

adj

Of or relating to a set of four points in the plane, one of which is the orthocenter of the triangle formed by the other three.

Etymology

From ortho- + -centric.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: ortho
Suffix: centric

Questions

What does orthocentric mean?: Having all three pairs of opposite edges perpendicular.
Where does orthocentric come from?: From ortho- + -centric.

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