Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

kathetal

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ka-thetal
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Making a right angle; perpendicular

Example Sentences

"kathetal joints"
"kathetal surface"

Etymology

From Ancient Greek κάθετος (káthetos, “perpendicular”) + -al.

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: κάθετος

Questions

What does kathetal mean?: Making a right angle; perpendicular
Where does kathetal come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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