Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

keplerian

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.56 in modern English

Syllables: ke-p-le-ri-an
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

5

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or pertaining to Johannes Kepler, German astronomer and mathematician.

adj

Alternative letter-case form of Keplerian.

Etymology

From Kepler + -ian.

Phrases

Keplerian motion Keplerian orbit Keplerian telescope

Questions

What does keplerian mean?: Of or pertaining to Johannes Kepler, German astronomer and mathematician.
Where does keplerian come from?: From Kepler + -ian.

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