Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

liassic

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.20 in modern English

Syllables: lias-sic
IPA

9

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Alternative letter-case form of Liassic.

adj

Consisting of or pertaining to lias (blue limestone).

adj

Of or relating to the Lias or its fossils.

Dated

Example Sentences

"Although in lithological characters almost every variety of rock seems to exist in the central axis of that chain, yet in fact it is composed of Jurassic and liassic deposits, lifted up ten thousand feet […]."
"Parallel to this, on the north and south, are synclinal axes – the northern one allowing the liassic rocks to appear on the coast […]."
"The top of a liassic stone wall/foundation, probed to a depth of 1.5 m, was recorded from 50 cm deep."
"A totally different liassic stone is Blue Lias, a whitish-grey stone obtainable only in relatively small pieces and difficult to dress."

Etymology

From Lias + -ic.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: Lias

Usage

Dated

Inflected Forms

more liassic (comparative) most liassic (superlative) Liasic (alternative)

Questions

What does liassic mean?: Alternative letter-case form of Liassic.
Where does liassic come from?: From Lias + -ic.

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