Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

microscopal

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
mi-cro-sco-pal
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

Etymology

Etymology tree Latin mīcroscopiumlbor. Italian microscopiobor. English microscope Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English microscopal From microscope + -al.

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Questions

What does microscopal mean?
Of or pertaining to microscopy or microscopes
Where does microscopal come from?
Etymology tree Latin mīcroscopiumlbor. Italian microscopiobor. English microscope Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English microscopal From microscope + -al.

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