Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

microtomy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: mi-cro-to-my
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

4

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The preparation of very thin slices of animal or plant tissue by means of a microtome.

Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree English micro- Proto-Indo-European *temh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-né- Ancient Greek τέμνω (témnō)der. English -tomy English microtomy From micro- + -tomy.

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

microtomies (plural)

Derived Forms

cryomicrotome cryomicrotomy microtomic microtomist ultramicrotomy

Questions

What does microtomy mean?: The preparation of very thin slices of animal or plant tissue by means of a microtome.
Where does microtomy come from?: Etymology tree English micro- Proto-Indo-European *temh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-né- Ancient Greek τέμνω (témnō)der. English -tomy English microtomy From micro- + -tomy.

How to pronounce microtomy

Open the pronunciation page — Open the Speakur entry for “microtomy”.
Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling () so you know which sounds to aim for.
Play the audio — Click Play to hear reference audio for “microtomy”.
Repeat and practice — Say “microtomy” aloud, matching stress and vowels until it feels natural.