Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

prosthetics

/pɹɒsˈθɛtɪks/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.80 in modern English

Syllables: pros-thet-ics
IPA: /pɹɒsˈθɛtɪks/

18

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

plural of prosthetic

noun

Branch of medicine that deals with the artificial replacement of missing body parts.

Uncountable

Etymology

By surface analysis, prosth- + -etic + -s.

Usage

Uncountable

Derived Forms

neuroprosthetics

Rhymes With

genetics athletics cosmetics aesthetics kinetics diabetics poetics phonetics synthetics anesthetics diuretics esthetics

Questions

How do you pronounce prosthetics?: The recorded pronunciation is /pɹɒsˈθɛtɪks/.
What does prosthetics mean?: plural of prosthetic
Where does prosthetics come from?: By surface analysis, prosth- + -etic + -s.

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