Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

oculogyric

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
ocu-lo-gyric
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Pertaining to the rotation of the eyeballs within their orbits.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₃ekʷ-der. Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -ulus Latin oculus Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- English oculo- English gyro- Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English oculogyric From oculo- + gyro- + -ic.

Phrases

oculogyric crisis

Questions

What does oculogyric mean?
Pertaining to the rotation of the eyeballs within their orbits.
Where does oculogyric come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₃ekʷ-der. Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -ulus Latin oculus Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- English oculo- English gyro- Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English oculogyric From oculo- + gyro- + -ic.

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