Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cacumen

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: cacu-men
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The smallest possible piece of matter, making up part of an atom.

Obsolete

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin cacūmen.

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

cacumina (plural)

Questions

What does cacumen mean?: The smallest possible piece of matter, making up part of an atom.
Where does cacumen come from?: Borrowed from Latin cacūmen.

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