Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

periocular

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.13 in modern English

Syllables
pe-ri-oc-u-lar
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
5
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Surrounding the eyeball.

Etymology

From peri- + ocular.

Word Breakdown

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Questions

What does periocular mean?
Surrounding the eyeball.
Where does periocular come from?
From peri- + ocular.

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