Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

palaeotemperature

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: palaeotem-per-a-ture
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

17

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Temperature (such as of a specific place or stone) in the geological past.

Etymology

Etymology tree Ancient Greek πᾰλαιός (pălaiós)der. English paleo- English palaeo- English temperature English palaeotemperature From palaeo- + temperature.

Inflected Forms

palaeotemperatures (plural) palæotemperature (alternative) paleotemperature (alternative)

Questions

What does palaeotemperature mean?: Temperature (such as of a specific place or stone) in the geological past.
Where does palaeotemperature come from?: Etymology tree Ancient Greek πᾰλαιός (pălaiós)der. English paleo- English palaeo- English temperature English palaeotemperature From palaeo- + temperature.

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