Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ekpyrotic

/ˌɛkpaɪˈɹɒtɪk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ekpy-rot-ic
IPA: /ˌɛkpaɪˈɹɒtɪk/

20

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Used in the names "ekpyrotic universe" or "ekpyrotic scenario", coined specifically to name this theory.

adj

Relating to the ekpyrotic scenario, e.g. ekpyrotic cosmology.

Etymology

Coined in 2001 by Paul Steinhardt, from Ancient Greek ἐκπύρωσις (ekpurōsis) "conflagration, ekpyrosis", referring in Stoic philosophy to the destruction and recreation of the world in fire.

Frequently Paired Words

ekpyrosis

Rhymes With

exotic erotic chaotic aquatic antibiotic idiotic hypnotic neurotic narcotic symbiotic asymptotic biotic

Questions

How do you pronounce ekpyrotic?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌɛkpaɪˈɹɒtɪk/.
What does ekpyrotic mean?: Used in the names "ekpyrotic universe" or "ekpyrotic scenario", coined specifically to name this theory.
Where does ekpyrotic come from?: Coined in 2001 by Paul Steinhardt, from Ancient Greek ἐκπύρωσις (ekpurōsis) "conflagration, ekpyrosis", referring in Stoic philosophy to the destruction and recreation of the world in fire.

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