Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

iconoscope

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.13 in modern English

Syllables
icono-scope
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

Etymology

Etymology tree English icono- Proto-Indo-European *speḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *spéḱyeti Proto-Hellenic *sképt͏̌omai Ancient Greek σκέπτομαι (sképtomai) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Hellenic *-ós ▲ Ancient Greek -ος (-os)influ. Ancient Greek -ός (-ós) Ancient Greek σκοπός (skopós) Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *-eyéti Proto-Indo-European *-esyéti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Ancient Greek -έω (-éō) Ancient Greek σκοπέω (skopéō)der. English -scope English iconoscope From icono- + -scope.

Inflected Forms

Frequently Paired Words

Questions

What does iconoscope mean?
an early television camera having a mosaic of photoactive cells
Where does iconoscope come from?
Etymology tree English icono- Proto-Indo-European *speḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *spéḱyeti Proto-Hellenic *sképt͏̌omai Ancient Greek σκέπτομαι (sképtomai) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Hellenic *-ós ▲ Ancient Greek -ος (-os)influ. Ancient Greek -ός (-ós) Ancient Greek σκοπός (skopós) Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *-eyéti Proto-Indo-European *-esyéti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Ancient Greek -έω (-éō) Ancient Greek σκοπέω (skopéō)der. English -scope English iconoscope From icono- + -scope.

How to pronounce iconoscope

  1. Open the pronunciation page — Open the Speakur entry for “iconoscope”.
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  4. Repeat and practice — Say “iconoscope” aloud, matching stress and vowels until it feels natural.