Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

exoskeletal

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.39 in modern English

Syllables: ex-oskele-tal
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Pertaining to the exoskeleton.

adj

Having rotor blades extending inwards from the inner surface of a rotating drum, rather than outwards from a central shaft.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰ Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₁eǵʰs Proto-Hellenic *eks Ancient Greek ἐκ (ek) Ancient Greek ἔξω (éxō)der. English exo- English skeleton English -al English skeletal English exoskeletal From exo- + skeletal.

Derived Forms

exoskeletally

Questions

What does exoskeletal mean?: Pertaining to the exoskeleton.
Where does exoskeletal come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰ Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₁eǵʰs Proto-Hellenic *eks Ancient Greek ἐκ (ek) Ancient Greek ἔξω (éxō)der. English exo- English skeleton English -al English skeletal English exoskeletal From exo- + skeletal.

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