Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lanameter

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: laname-ter
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An instrument for measuring the fineness of wool (or other yarn).

Etymology

From Latin lāna (“wool”) + -meter.

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: lāna
Suffix: meter

Inflected Forms

lanameters (plural)

Questions

What does lanameter mean?: An instrument for measuring the fineness of wool (or other yarn).
Where does lanameter come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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