Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

nautics

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: nau-tics
IPA

9

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The art of sailing; navigation.

Uncountable

noun

plural of nautic

Etymology

From nautic + -s. Compare Ancient Greek ναυτικά (nautiká, “navigation, seamanship”).

Word Breakdown

Suffix: nautic

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does nautics mean?: The art of sailing; navigation.
Where does nautics come from?: From nautic + -s. Compare Ancient Greek ναυτικά (nautiká, “navigation, seamanship”).

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