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lemniscus

/lɛmˈnɪ.skəs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.24 in modern English

Syllables
lem-nis-cus
IPA
/lɛmˈnɪ.skəs/
13
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One of two oval bodies hanging from the interior walls of the body in the Acanthocephala.

noun

A woollen fillet attached to the back of crowns, diadems, etc.

noun

A ribbon of fibers, especially of cerebral white nerve fibers.

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin lēmniscus (“pendent ribbon”), from Ancient Greek λημνῐ́σκος (lēmnĭ́skos), from Λῆμνος (Lêmnos, “a Greek island Lemnos”) + -ίσκος (-ískos, “noun-forming diminutive suffix”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: lēmniscus, λημνῐ́σκος

Inflected Forms

lemniscuses (plural) lemnisci (plural)

Phrases

medial lemniscus

Frequently Paired Words

lemniscata

Synonyms

fillet

Rhymes With

viscous meniscus discus viscus abaciscus asteriscus uraniscus trochiscus

Questions

How do you pronounce lemniscus?
The recorded pronunciation is /lɛmˈnɪ.skəs/.
What does lemniscus mean?
One of two oval bodies hanging from the interior walls of the body in the Acanthocephala.
Where does lemniscus come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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