Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

rhexistasy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: rhex-is-ta-sy
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A period of intense erosion due to the absence of a cover of vegetation.

Uncountable

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ῥέξω (rhéxō, “to break”).

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: ῥέξω

Usage

Uncountable

Antonyms

biostasy

Questions

What does rhexistasy mean?: A period of intense erosion due to the absence of a cover of vegetation.
Where does rhexistasy come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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