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asteroseismology

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.20 in modern English

Syllables
as-ter-o-seis-mol-o-gy
IPA
22
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
7
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The study of oscillations in stars.

Uncountable

Etymology

From aster- (“star”) + -o- + seismology (“study of Earth's vibrations (ie. earthquakes)”). Ultimately from Ancient Greek ἀστήρ (astḗr, “celestial body”) + σεισμός (seismós, “earthquake”) + -λογία (-logía, “study of”)

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Inflected Forms

astroseismology (alternative) asterseismology (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

asteroseismic asteroseismologist

Questions

What does asteroseismology mean?
The study of oscillations in stars.
Where does asteroseismology come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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