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encke

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.66 in modern English

Syllables
encke
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from German.

Countable

name

Johann Franz Encke, a German astronomer, who discovered the Encke Gap in the Rings of Saturn.

Countable; Uncountable

name

A comet in Solar System, the second periodic comet discovered, prototype of the Encke-type comet, discovered by Johann Franz Encke

Countable; Uncountable

name

An asteroid in Koronian, Solar System, the 9134th asteroid registered, named for German astronomer Johann Franz Encke

Countable; Uncountable

name

A crater in Moon, between Mare Insularum and Oceanus Procellarum, named for German astronomer Johann Franz Encke

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From German Encke.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

Enckes (plural)

Derived Forms

2P Encke

Phrases

9134 Encke Comet Encke Encke Comet Encke Crater Encke Division Encke Gap Encke's Comet Encke-type comet

Synonyms

Comet Encke Encke Comet Encke's Comet 2P Encke Asteroid Encke Encke Asteroid 9134 Encke Encke Crater

Questions

What does encke mean?
A surname from German.
Where does encke come from?
It is traced to German.

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