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pterygopalatine

/ˌtɛɹ.əɡ.oʊˈpæl.əˌtaɪn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.06 in modern English

Syllables
ptery-gopala-tine
IPA
/ˌtɛɹ.əɡ.oʊˈpæl.əˌtaɪn/
23
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
3
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or pertaining to the pterygoid process of the sphenoid bone and the palatine bone.

Etymology

Borrowed from French ptérygo-palatin, from New Latin pterygopalātīnus, from pterygoīdēs (“winglike”) + palātīnus (“relating to the palate”); equivalent to pterygo- + palatine.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Prefix: pterygo
  • Root: ptérygo-palatin, pterygopalātīnus

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˌtɛɹ.əɡ.oʊˈpæl.əˌtaɪn/
  • British English: /ˌtɛ.ɹɪɡ.ə(ʊ)ˈpal.ə.tʌɪn/

Inflected Forms

pterygopalatin (alternative) pterygopalate (alternative)

Phrases

pterygopalatine fossa pterygopalatine ganglion

Rhymes With

palatine sphenopalatine glossopalatine postpalatine maxillopalatine nasopalatine dermopalatine

Questions

How do you pronounce pterygopalatine?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌtɛɹ.əɡ.oʊˈpæl.əˌtaɪn/.
What does pterygopalatine mean?
Of or pertaining to the pterygoid process of the sphenoid bone and the palatine bone.
Where does pterygopalatine come from?
It is traced to French.

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