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orthotomous

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
or-tho-to-mous
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having two cleavages at right angles with one another.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From orthotomy + -ous or ortho- + -tomous.

Inflected Forms

more orthotomous (comparative) most orthotomous (superlative)

Frequently Paired Words

orthotomic

Questions

What does orthotomous mean?
Having two cleavages at right angles with one another.
Where does orthotomous come from?
From orthotomy + -ous or ortho- + -tomous.

How to pronounce orthotomous

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