Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

derotator

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: dero-ta-tor
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any optical, electronic or digital device that corrects for the rotation of an image or field of view as a telescope tracks

Etymology

From de- + rotator.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: de

Inflected Forms

derotators (plural)

Questions

What does derotator mean?: Any optical, electronic or digital device that corrects for the rotation of an image or field of view as a telescope tracks
Where does derotator come from?: From de- + rotator.

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