Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lokian

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: lokian
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of, pertaining to, resembling, or characteristic of Loki, the Norse trickster god.

adj

Being or pertaining to an intra-patera volcanic eruption, one confined inside a patera (caldera).

Example Sentences

"... more recently, his friend Roscoe attempted to reconcile all the world with his Lokian trickery — she is drawing waves."
"Lokian eruptions are those confined inside calderas and they are by far the most common eruption type on lo. They are named after Loki, Io's most powerful volcano and largest caldera (Figure 8.9; see color section)."

Etymology

From Loki + -an. The volcanic sense derives from the volcano named Loki on Io (its most powerful volcano and largest caldera).

Inflected Forms

more Lokian (comparative) most Lokian (superlative)

Questions

What does lokian mean?: Of, pertaining to, resembling, or characteristic of Loki, the Norse trickster god.
Where does lokian come from?: From Loki + -an. The volcanic sense derives from the volcano named Loki on Io (its most powerful volcano and largest caldera).

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