Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

haloscope

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: halo-scope
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An instrument for exhibition or illustration of the phenomena of halos, parhelia, and the like.

Etymology

From halo + -scope.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: halo

Inflected Forms

haloscopes (plural)

Questions

What does haloscope mean?: An instrument for exhibition or illustration of the phenomena of halos, parhelia, and the like.
Where does haloscope come from?: From halo + -scope.

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