Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

wellesley effect

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.97 in modern English

Syllables: welles-ley -ef-fect
IPA

29

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Synonym of McClintock effect.

Example Sentences

"Similar, if milder, versions of the same are reported in some (but not all) studies of humans, ranging from the Wellesley effect, discussed in the introduction, to heterosexual women preferring the smell of high-testosterone men."

Etymology

Observed at Wellesley College.

Synonyms

McClintock effect

Questions

What does wellesley effect mean?: Synonym of McClintock effect.
Where does wellesley effect come from?: Observed at Wellesley College.

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