Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sci

/sˈi/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.94 in modern English

Syllables: sci
IPA: /sˈi/

5

Scrabble Score

3

Letters

1

Syllables

3

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Abbreviation of science or sciences.

noun

Abbreviation of scientist, scientists.

noun

Initialism of secured compartmentalized information/secured compartmented information.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Science Citation Index

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Abbreviation of spinal cord injury.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Although government regulations require that hearings be held before security clearances can be revoked, military officials appear to consider revocation of SCI clearances, which are higher than top secret, an exception."

Usage

Inflected Forms

scis (plural)

Derived Forms

scifi

Phrases

mat sci sci-fi sci-fic sci-tech soc sci

Frequently Paired Words

classified secret top secret SCIF TSSCI

Homonyms

sieh

Rhymes With

be he we me she see three free de tv key sea

Questions

How do you pronounce sci?: The recorded pronunciation is /sˈi/.
What does sci mean?: Abbreviation of science or sciences.

How to pronounce sci

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