Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

spoky

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: spoky
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of a roll of film: incorrectly wound, resulting in humps that appear as radial lines.

Example Sentences

"A spoky roll is shown beside a smooth roll in Figure 1. Spokiness occurs both with 35mm and with 16mm film but does not appear to cause projection difficulties with 35mm film."
"When a spoky roll is stored for a long time, the film flows permanently into the spoky condition, resulting in film distortion."

Etymology

From spoke + -y, from the resemblance to spokes of a wheel.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: spoke

Inflected Forms

more spoky (comparative) most spoky (superlative)

Derived Forms

spokiness

Questions

What does spoky mean?: Of a roll of film: incorrectly wound, resulting in humps that appear as radial lines.
Where does spoky come from?: From spoke + -y, from the resemblance to spokes of a wheel.

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