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selenoid

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
se-lenoid
IPA
9
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

crescent-shaped

noun

any satellite of the Earth's moon (none of which are known)

Etymology

From seleno- + -oid.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more selenoid (comparative) most selenoid (superlative) selenoids (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

selenic solenoid

Questions

What does selenoid mean?
crescent-shaped
Where does selenoid come from?
From seleno- + -oid.

How to pronounce selenoid

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