Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

scientific frontier

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.89 in modern English

Syllables
sci-en-tific fron-tier
IPA
28
Scrabble Score
18
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A geographical frontier capable of being occupied and defended in a strategic manner, rather than haphazardly.

Etymology

The term was used by Lord Beaconsfield in 1878 in speaking of the rectification of the boundaries between India and Afghanistan.

Inflected Forms

scientific frontiers (plural)

Questions

What does scientific frontier mean?
A geographical frontier capable of being occupied and defended in a strategic manner, rather than haphazardly.
Where does scientific frontier come from?
The term was used by Lord Beaconsfield in 1878 in speaking of the rectification of the boundaries between India and Afghanistan.

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