Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

photoapparatus

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
pho-toap-pa-ra-tus
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
5
Syllables
8
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Etymology

From photo- + apparatus, a calque of Czech and Slovak fotoaparát, German Photoapparat, Russian фотоаппара́т (fotoapparát), etc.

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What does photoapparatus mean?
Synonym of photo camera.
Where does photoapparatus come from?
From photo- + apparatus, a calque of Czech and Slovak fotoaparát, German Photoapparat, Russian фотоаппара́т (fotoapparát), etc.

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