Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

somite

/ˈsoʊmaɪt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.42 in modern English

Syllables: somite
IPA: /ˈsoʊmaɪt/

8

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One of the paired masses of mesoderm distributed along the sides of the neural tube that will eventually become dermis, skeletal muscle, or vertebrae.

noun

A metamere, one of a series of segments, arranged longitudinally, of which some animals are composed.

Example Sentences

"pedigerous somite"

Etymology

Etymology tree English soma Proto-Indo-European *-tósder. Ancient Greek -της (-tēs)der. Ancient Greek -ῑ́της (-ī́tēs)der. Latin -ītēslbor. French -iteder. English -ite English somite From soma + -ite.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈsoʊmaɪt/

Inflected Forms

somites (plural)

Derived Forms

presomite protosomite somital somitic somitogenesis somitomere urosomite

Synonyms

metamere

Questions

How do you pronounce somite?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈsoʊmaɪt/.
What does somite mean?: One of the paired masses of mesoderm distributed along the sides of the neural tube that will eventually become dermis, skeletal muscle, or vertebrae.
Where does somite come from?: Etymology tree English soma Proto-Indo-European *-tósder. Ancient Greek -της (-tēs)der. Ancient Greek -ῑ́της (-ī́tēs)der. Latin -ītēslbor. French -iteder. English -ite English somite From soma + -ite.

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