Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

astrophysicist

/ˌæstɹəʊˈfɪzɪsɪst/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.62 in modern English

Syllables
as-tro-physi-cist
IPA
/ˌæstɹəʊˈfɪzɪsɪst/
24
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
5
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One who studies astrophysics.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂eHs- Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *h₂stḗr Proto-Hellenic *astḗr Ancient Greek ἀστήρ (astḗr) Ancient Greek ᾰ̓́στρον (ắstron)der. English astro- English physicist English astrophysicist From astro- + physicist.

Inflected Forms

Questions

How do you pronounce astrophysicist?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌæstɹəʊˈfɪzɪsɪst/.
What does astrophysicist mean?
One who studies astrophysics.
Where does astrophysicist come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂eHs- Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *h₂stḗr Proto-Hellenic *astḗr Ancient Greek ἀστήρ (astḗr) Ancient Greek ᾰ̓́στρον (ắstron)der. English astro- English physicist English astrophysicist From astro- + physicist.

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