Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ecliptical

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.03 in modern English

Syllables
eclip-ti-cal
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or pertaining to an eclipse.

adj

Of or pertaining to an ecliptic.

Etymology

From ecliptic + -al.

Word Breakdown

Derived Forms

ecliptically

Synonyms

Questions

What does ecliptical mean?
Of or pertaining to an eclipse.
Where does ecliptical come from?
From ecliptic + -al.

How to pronounce ecliptical

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