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carina

/kəˈɹiːnə/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.84 in modern English

Syllables
ca-ri-na
IPA
/kəˈɹiːnə/
8
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
3
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A summer constellation of the southern sky, said to resemble the keel of a ship. It contains the star Canopus, the second brightest star in the night sky. Until 1763, it was part of a larger constellation, Argo Navis.

name

A female given name from Latin occasionally used in English.

name

A locality in the Rural City of Mildura, north western Victoria, Australia

noun

A longitudinal ridge or projection like the keel of a boat.

noun

Part of a papilionaceous flower consisting of two petals, commonly united, which encloses the organs of fructification.

noun

The keel of the glume of grasses.

noun

The principal nerve of a sepal.

noun

The keel of the breastbone of birds.

Etymology

Named by the French astronomer Nicolas Louis de Lacaille in 1763. From Latin carīna (“the keel of a ship”)

Origin

Word Breakdown

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Medicine.

Inflected Forms

carinas (plural) carinae (plural)

Derived Forms

Carinae carinal carination cariniform carinula

Phrases

Argo Navis carina apex carina tracheae

Frequently Paired Words

Argo Argo Navis Puppis Pyxis Vela

Rhymes With

arena argentina nina marina regina gina angelina pasadena latina mina subpoena athena

Questions

How do you pronounce carina?
The recorded pronunciation is /kəˈɹiːnə/.
What does carina mean?
A summer constellation of the southern sky, said to resemble the keel of a ship. It contains the star Canopus, the second brightest star in the night sky. Until 1763, it was part of a larger constellation, Argo Navis.
Where does carina come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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