Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

echinus

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.36 in modern English

Syllables: ech-i-nus
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

noun

The rounded moulding forming the bell of the capital of the Grecian Doric style, which is of a peculiar elastic curve.

noun

The quarter-round moulding (ovolo) of the Roman Doric style.

noun

The egg-and-anchor or egg-and-dart moulding, because often identified with the Roman Doric capital.

Example Sentences

"'It is a sea-urchin - a common echinus. Nature repeats itself in many forms regardless of the size. This echinus is a model, a prototype, of the world.'"

Etymology

From Latin echīnus (“hedgehog; sea urchin”), from Ancient Greek ἐχῖνος (ekhînos).

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: echīnus, ἐχῖνος

Inflected Forms

echinuses (plural) echini (plural)

Rhymes With

minus highness sinus linus dryness shyness venous sinus minos vinous valentinus slyness pulvinus

Questions

What does echinus mean?: A sea urchin.
Where does echinus come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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