Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

aerospike

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.36 in modern English

Syllables: aerospike
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

1

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of several forms of rocket engine having specialized nozzles.

noun

A spike, protruding from the nose cone of a missile, designed to decrease supersonic drag.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ews- Proto-Indo-European *-r Proto-Indo-European *h₂ewsér Proto-Hellenic *auhḗr Ancient Greek ᾱ̓ήρ (āḗr) Ancient Greek ἀέρος (aéros)der. English aero- English spike English aerospike From aero- + spike.

Inflected Forms

aerospikes (plural)

Questions

What does aerospike mean?: Any of several forms of rocket engine having specialized nozzles.
Where does aerospike come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ews- Proto-Indo-European *-r Proto-Indo-European *h₂ewsér Proto-Hellenic *auhḗr Ancient Greek ᾱ̓ήρ (āḗr) Ancient Greek ἀέρος (aéros)der. English aero- English spike English aerospike From aero- + spike.

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