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cymoscope

/ˈsaɪməskəʊp/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
cy-mo-scope
IPA
/ˈsaɪməskəʊp/
20
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A detector of electromagnetic waves.

Example Sentences

Etymology

First attested as cymatoscope in 1903 and as cymoscope in 1905; formed as cȳm- (the short stem of the Latin cȳma, from the Ancient Greek κῦμα (kûma), kūma, “wave”) + -o- + -scope. Cymatoscope is philologically prescribed in place of cymoscope because it preserves the long stem (κῡμᾰτ- (kūmăt-), kūmat-) of its ultimate Ancient Greek etymon, which properly does not form compounds on its short stem (κῡμ- (kūm-), kūm-).

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • British English: /ˈsaɪməskəʊp/

Inflected Forms

cymoscopes (plural) cymatoscope (alternative) kumascope (alternative)

Questions

How do you pronounce cymoscope?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈsaɪməskəʊp/.
What does cymoscope mean?
A detector of electromagnetic waves.
Where does cymoscope come from?
First attested as cymatoscope in 1903 and as cymoscope in 1905; formed as cȳm- (the short stem of the Latin cȳma, from the Ancient Greek κῦμα (kûma), kūma, “wave”) + -o- + -scope. Cymatoscope is philologically prescribed in place of cymoscope because it preserves the long stem (κῡμᾰτ- (kūmăt-), kūmat-) of its ultimate Ancient Greek etymon, which properly does not form compounds on its short stem (κῡμ- (kūm-), kūm-).

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