Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cryosleep

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.35 in modern English

Syllables: cryosleep
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

1

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A deep sleep during which the body is stored at very cold temperature, to preserve it; cryogenic sleep.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"“Constantly shifting positions and priorities. Outright deception. And behind it all, the possibility we'll be hit again by this Scourge. Despite all that, their solution is for us to return to cryo. Just take a little nap and all our problems will go away.”[…] What had Calix and his team become? This was no simple protest. His speech had implied as much. To resist the order to return to cryo-sleep, by definition it made these people a resistance."

Etymology

From cryo- + sleep.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: cryo

Usage

Uncountable

Synonyms

coldsleep

Questions

What does cryosleep mean?: A deep sleep during which the body is stored at very cold temperature, to preserve it; cryogenic sleep.
Where does cryosleep come from?: From cryo- + sleep.

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