Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

coterminal

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: coter-mi-nal
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One of a number of terminals or airports which are interchangeable for the purposes of ticketing.

adj

Coterminous: having the same scope or range, or meeting at the ends.

adj

Differing only by a whole number of complete circles.

adj

Describing an object in a category, such that there is precisely one morphism that maps that object to every object in the category.

adj

Simultaneously studying towards two or more separate degrees.

Example Sentences

"When you try to draw two coterminal angles on a circle, you will find that you only get one line."
"coterminal student"

Etymology

From co- + terminal.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: co

Inflected Forms

coterminals (plural)

Derived Forms

coterminally

Synonyms

initial

Antonyms

terminal

Questions

What does coterminal mean?: One of a number of terminals or airports which are interchangeable for the purposes of ticketing.
Where does coterminal come from?: From co- + terminal.

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