Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

glissette

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: glis-sette
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The locus described by any point attached to a curve that moves continuously along another fixed curve, the movable curve having no rotation at any instant.

Etymology

From French glissette, from glisser (“to slip”).

Inflected Forms

glissettes (plural)

Questions

What does glissette mean?: The locus described by any point attached to a curve that moves continuously along another fixed curve, the movable curve having no rotation at any instant.
Where does glissette come from?: From French glissette, from glisser (“to slip”).

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