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laplace

/ləˈplɑs/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.63 in modern English

Syllables
laplace
IPA
/ləˈplɑs/
11
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from French, famously held by

Countable

name

A surname from French, famously held by:

Countable; Uncountable

name

A town in St. John the Baptist Parish, Louisiana, United States.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der. Proto-Italic *olnos Old Latin olle Latin ille Latin illa Old French la Middle French la French la Proto-Indo-European *pleth₂- Proto-Indo-European *-us Proto-Indo-European *pléth₂us Proto-Hellenic *plətús Ancient Greek πλᾰτῠ́ς (plătŭ́s) Ancient Greek πλᾰτεῖᾰ (plăteîă)bor. Latin platēa Old French place French place French Laplacebor. English Laplace Borrowed from French Laplace.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ləˈplɑs/

Usage

Inflected Forms

Laplaces (plural) la Place (alternative) Place (alternative)

Derived Forms

Laplacean Laplacian

Phrases

de Moivre-Laplace theorem Laplace-Beltrami operator Laplace distribution Laplace limit Laplace-Mehler integral Laplace operator Laplace plane Laplace's demon

Rhymes With

abas

Questions

How do you pronounce laplace?
The recorded pronunciation is /ləˈplɑs/.
What does laplace mean?
A surname from French, famously held by
Where does laplace come from?
It is traced to French.

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