Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

trans-martian

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.35 in modern English

Syllables: tran-s--mar-tian
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

5

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Lying beyond the orbit of the planet Mars.

Example Sentences

"Then, less than a year before the discovery of Neptune, a fifth trans-Martian object and the twelfth planet, Astraea, had been found."

Etymology

From trans- + Martian.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: trans-
Suffix: Martian

Questions

What does trans-martian mean?: Lying beyond the orbit of the planet Mars.
Where does trans-martian come from?: From trans- + Martian.

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