Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

transearth

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: transearth
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Towards the earth from the moon or another planet.

verb

Archaic; Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"After the Apollo 13 accident, the transearth injection burn shortened the return time by about 9 hours."
"As fruits of hotter countries, transearthed in colder climates, have vigour enough in themselves to be fructuous according to their nature: but, that they are hindered by the chilling nips of the air, and the soil, wherein they are planted."

Etymology

Etymology tree English trans- Proto-Indo-European *h₁er-der. Proto-Germanic *erþō Proto-West Germanic *erþu Old English eorþe Middle English erthe English earth English transearth From trans- + earth.

Usage

Inflected Forms

transearths (present, singular) transearthing (participle, present) transearthed (participle, past) transearthed (past)

Frequently Paired Words

translunar cislunar

Questions

What does transearth mean?: Towards the earth from the moon or another planet.
Where does transearth come from?: Etymology tree English trans- Proto-Indo-European *h₁er-der. Proto-Germanic *erþō Proto-West Germanic *erþu Old English eorþe Middle English erthe English earth English transearth From trans- + earth.

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