aliquot
/ˈæl.ɪ.kwɑt/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: 1.94 in modern English
16
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A portion of a total amount (of some substance or a sample or specimen thereof, usually a solution or suspension).
Example Sentences
- "1794, George Adams (Jr), Lectures on Natural and Experimental Philosophy, Considered in its Present State of Improvement. Describing, in a Familiar and Easy Manner, The Principal Phenomena of Nature, and Shewing, That They All Co-operate in Displaying the Goodness, Wisdom, and Power of God, If, therefore, every aliquot diviſion produced a ſenſible effect by it's vibration, we ſhould hear in every muſical ſtring an infinite variety of chords, diſſonant and conſonant, in ſharp and flat keys at the ſame time."
- "The United States standard yard … has a thin strip of silver, ¹⁄₅ inch broad, let into it through its entire length. It is divided into small divisions, each being an aliquot part of an inch."
- "Prices or cost estimates are put on these commodities and services, and the aggregate sum of the prices being divided by the population gives the amount of the citizen's personal credit, which is simply his aliquot share of the commodities and services available for the year."
- "[T]he meal should be divided in aliquot parts among the members of the sick and indigent roomkeeper’s association as a token of his regard and esteem."
- "Meronym: subaliquot"
- "1965 December 1, Martha Smith Richmond, Analysis of Uranium Concentrates at the National Bureau of Standards, National Bureau of Standards, NBS Misc. Publ. 260-8, page 26, Two aliquots each of 57 sample solutions and 15 solutions of NBS Standard No. 950a were assayed."
Etymology
From French aliquote, from Latin aliquot.
Origin
- Source language: French
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈæl.ɪ.kwɑt/
- British English: /ˈæl.ɪ.kwɒt/