Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

subluminary

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: sub-lu-mi-nary
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Slower than the speed of light.

Example Sentences

"The only consolation in their taking the Kator was that the ship was set at doing slow sub-luminary speeds."

Etymology

From sub- + luminary.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: sub

Antonyms

superluminary

Questions

What does subluminary mean?: Slower than the speed of light.
Where does subluminary come from?: From sub- + luminary.

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