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ionospheric

/ˌaɪˌɑnɔsfˈɛɹɪk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.14 in modern English

Syllables
iono-spher-ic
IPA
/ˌaɪˌɑnɔsfˈɛɹɪk/
18
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
5
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or pertaining to the ionosphere.

Etymology

Etymology tree English ionosphere Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English ionospheric From ionosphere + -ic.

Derived Forms

ionospherically

Rhymes With

eric generic derek atmospheric erik derrick cleric esoteric carrick merrick numeric erich

Questions

How do you pronounce ionospheric?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌaɪˌɑnɔsfˈɛɹɪk/.
What does ionospheric mean?
Of or pertaining to the ionosphere.
Where does ionospheric come from?
Etymology tree English ionosphere Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English ionospheric From ionosphere + -ic.

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