Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

infradian

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: in-fra-di-an
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

4

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Cyclical with a periodicity significantly longer than 24 hours, that is, less frequent than circadian.

Etymology

Uncertain. Possibly from the Latin infra (“below”) and diēs (“a day”) with the English suffix -an. Compare circadian, ultradian, and infra etc.

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: infra

Frequently Paired Words

circadian ultradian

Questions

What does infradian mean?: Cyclical with a periodicity significantly longer than 24 hours, that is, less frequent than circadian.
Where does infradian come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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