Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

radiological

/ɹˌeɪdiəlˈɑdʒɪkəl/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.88 in modern English

Syllables
ra-di-o-log-i-cal
IPA
/ɹˌeɪdiəlˈɑdʒɪkəl/
16
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
6
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

Etymology

Etymology tree English radiology Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ic Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Middle English -ical English -ical English radiological From radiology + -ical.

Derived Forms

Phrases

post-radiological radiological agent radiological anatomy radiological bomb radiological defence radiological dispersal device radiological dose radiological emergency

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Questions

How do you pronounce radiological?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɹˌeɪdiəlˈɑdʒɪkəl/.
What does radiological mean?
Of or pertaining to radiation, radioactivity or nuclear weapons.
Where does radiological come from?
Etymology tree English radiology Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ic Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Middle English -ical English -ical English radiological From radiology + -ical.

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