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metallicity

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.91 in modern English

Syllables
metal-lic-i-ty
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The quality or state of being metallic.

noun

The abundance of elements heavier than helium in stars as a result of nucleosynthesis.

Etymology

Etymology tree English metallic Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English metallicity From metallic + -ity.

Inflected Forms

metallicities (plural)

Phrases

half-metallicity

Questions

What does metallicity mean?
The quality or state of being metallic.
Where does metallicity come from?
Etymology tree English metallic Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English metallicity From metallic + -ity.

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