Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

orbitalis

/ˌɔɹ.bəˈteɪ.lɪs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: or-bital-is
IPA: /ˌɔɹ.bəˈteɪ.lɪs/

11

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A muscle that controls protrusion of the eyeball.

Etymology

Borrowed from New Latin orbitālis, clipping of mūsculus orbitālis (“orbital muscle”). Doublet of orbital.

Word Breakdown

Root: orbitālis

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˌɔɹ.bəˈteɪ.lɪs/

Inflected Forms

orbitales (plural)

Rhymes With

chehalis frontalis temporalis occipitalis mentalis nasalis vocalis occipitofrontalis lingualis ansa cervicalis

Questions

How do you pronounce orbitalis?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌɔɹ.bəˈteɪ.lɪs/.
What does orbitalis mean?: A muscle that controls protrusion of the eyeball.
Where does orbitalis come from?: Borrowed from New Latin orbitālis, clipping of mūsculus orbitālis (“orbital muscle”). Doublet of orbital.

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