Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

rapidograph

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: rapi-do-graph
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A technical pen.

Etymology

From the brand name of a technical pen introduced by Rotring in the 1950s, presumably rapid + -o- + -graph.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: rapid
Suffix: -o-

Inflected Forms

rapidographs (plural)

Questions

What does rapidograph mean?: A technical pen.
Where does rapidograph come from?: From the brand name of a technical pen introduced by Rotring in the 1950s, presumably rapid + -o- + -graph.

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