Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

geminid

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.20 in modern English

Syllables: gem-i-nid
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any meteor of a prolific meteor shower caused by the object 3200 Phaethon, and appearing to come from the radiant in the constellation of Gemini.

Etymology

Gemini + -id

Word Breakdown

Suffix: Gemini

Inflected Forms

Geminids (plural)

Questions

What does geminid mean?: Any meteor of a prolific meteor shower caused by the object 3200 Phaethon, and appearing to come from the radiant in the constellation of Gemini.
Where does geminid come from?: Gemini + -id

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