Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

photogoniometer

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
pho-to-go-niome-ter
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
5
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *bʰéh₂os Proto-Hellenic *pʰáwos Ancient Greek φᾰ́ος (phắos) Ancient Greek φῶς (phôs) Ancient Greek φωτο- (phōto-)der. English photo- Proto-Indo-European *ǵónu Proto-Hellenic *gónu Proto-Hellenic *-ía Proto-Hellenic *gonwía Ancient Greek γωνίᾱ (gōníā)der. English gonio- Proto-Indo-European *meh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-trom Proto-Hellenic *-tron Ancient Greek -τρον (-tron) Ancient Greek μέτρον (métron)lbor. French -mètrebor. English -meter English goniometer English photogoniometer From photo- + goniometer.

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Frequently Paired Words

photogoniometric photogoniometry

Questions

What does photogoniometer mean?
A goniometer, used in X-ray diffraction, that detects the X-rays using a photocell.
Where does photogoniometer come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *bʰéh₂os Proto-Hellenic *pʰáwos Ancient Greek φᾰ́ος (phắos) Ancient Greek φῶς (phôs) Ancient Greek φωτο- (phōto-)der. English photo- Proto-Indo-European *ǵónu Proto-Hellenic *gónu Proto-Hellenic *-ía Proto-Hellenic *gonwía Ancient Greek γωνίᾱ (gōníā)der. English gonio- Proto-Indo-European *meh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-trom Proto-Hellenic *-tron Ancient Greek -τρον (-tron) Ancient Greek μέτρον (métron)lbor. French -mètrebor. English -meter English goniometer English photogoniometer From photo- + goniometer.

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