Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

manipulandum

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ma-nip-u-lan-dum
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

5

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Something that is manipulated physically, especially when testing motor skills

Example Sentences

"The manipulandum was a vertical rigid metal rod, with a disc attached to the top, which was placed in front of the animal in the midsagittal plane and which the animal grasped with the hand pronated."

Etymology

From manipulate + Latin -andum.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: la:-andus

Inflected Forms

manipulanda (plural) manipulandums (plural)

Questions

What does manipulandum mean?: Something that is manipulated physically, especially when testing motor skills
Where does manipulandum come from?: From manipulate + Latin -andum.

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