Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hydrothermal

/hˌaɪdɹoʊθˈɝməl/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.69 in modern English

Syllables: hy-dro-ther-mal
IPA: /hˌaɪdɹoʊθˈɝməl/

24

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of, or relating to hot water.

adj

Of or relating to emanations of hot water that are rich in minerals, or to the rocks formed from them.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *wed- Proto-Indo-European *-r̥ Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥ Proto-Hellenic *údōr Ancient Greek ῡ̆̔́δωρ (hū̆́dōr) Ancient Greek ῠ̔δρο- (hŭdro-)lbor. English hydro- English thermal English hydrothermal From hydro- + thermal.

Derived Forms

hydrothermalism hydrothermally nonhydrothermal photohydrothermal

Phrases

hydrothermal circulation hydrothermal vent

Rhymes With

thermal geothermal dermal epidermal isothermal mesodermal endodermal bermel

Questions

How do you pronounce hydrothermal?: The recorded pronunciation is /hˌaɪdɹoʊθˈɝməl/.
What does hydrothermal mean?: Of, or relating to hot water.
Where does hydrothermal come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *wed- Proto-Indo-European *-r̥ Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥ Proto-Hellenic *údōr Ancient Greek ῡ̆̔́δωρ (hū̆́dōr) Ancient Greek ῠ̔δρο- (hŭdro-)lbor. English hydro- English thermal English hydrothermal From hydro- + thermal.

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