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cassegrainian

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
cassegraini-an
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or relating to Laurent Cassegrain (ca. 1629—1693), Catholic priest remembered as the probable inventor of the Cassegrain reflector, a folded two-mirror reflecting telescope.

Etymology

From Cassegrain + -ian.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more Cassegrainian (comparative) most Cassegrainian (superlative)

Questions

What does cassegrainian mean?
Of or relating to Laurent Cassegrain (ca. 1629—1693), Catholic priest remembered as the probable inventor of the Cassegrain reflector, a folded two-mirror reflecting telescope.
Where does cassegrainian come from?
From Cassegrain + -ian.

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