Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

stokesian

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: stoke-sian
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or pertaining to Sir George Stokes, 1st Baronet.

Example Sentences

"He was not a typical Stokesian man of science."

Etymology

Stokes + -ian

Word Breakdown

Suffix: Stokes

Inflected Forms

more Stokesian (comparative) most Stokesian (superlative)

Questions

What does stokesian mean?: Of or pertaining to Sir George Stokes, 1st Baronet.
Where does stokesian come from?: Stokes + -ian

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