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chronotropic

/ˌkɹɑn.əˈtɹɑp.ɪk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
chronotrop-ic
IPA
/ˌkɹɑn.əˈtɹɑp.ɪk/
21
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of, relating to, or affecting the rate of muscular contraction, especially of the heart.

Etymology

From chrono- (“referring to time”) + -tropic (“affecting, changing”), from Ancient Greek χρόνος (khrónos, “time”) + τρόπος (trópos, “turn, direction, way”) + -ικός (-ikós, “-ic”, adjectival suffix).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˌkɹɑn.əˈtɹɑp.ɪk/
  • British English: /ˌkɹɒn.əˈtɹɒp.ɪk/

Rhymes With

topic microscopic philanthropic tropic telescopic spectroscopic macroscopic ectopic endoscopic myopic psychotropic atopic

Questions

How do you pronounce chronotropic?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌkɹɑn.əˈtɹɑp.ɪk/.
What does chronotropic mean?
Of, relating to, or affecting the rate of muscular contraction, especially of the heart.
Where does chronotropic come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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