Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cryopedology

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: cry-ope-dol-o-gy
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

5

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The study of frozen ground.

Uncountable

Etymology

Term composed of cryo- + pedology first introduced by the American geologist Kirk Bryan (1888-1950) in "Cryopedology, the study of frozen ground and intensive frost-action, with suggestions on nomenclature," American Journal of Science, vol. 244, no. 9 (September 1, 1946), pp. 622-42.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: cryo

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does cryopedology mean?: The study of frozen ground.
Where does cryopedology come from?: Term composed of cryo- + pedology first introduced by the American geologist Kirk Bryan (1888-1950) in "Cryopedology, the study of frozen ground and intensive frost-action, with suggestions on nomenclature," American Journal of Science, vol. 244, no. 9 (September 1, 1946), pp. 622-42.

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