Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

numerics

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.49 in modern English

Syllables
nu-mer-ics
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The field of numerically-controlled engineering.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *nem- Proto-Italic *nomezos Latin numerus Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -ique Middle French -ique French -ique French numériquebor. English numeric ▲ Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic Old English -as Middle English -es English -s English -ics English numerics From numeric + -ics.

Usage

Questions

What does numerics mean?
The field of numerically-controlled engineering.
Where does numerics come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *nem- Proto-Italic *nomezos Latin numerus Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -ique Middle French -ique French -ique French numériquebor. English numeric ▲ Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic Old English -as Middle English -es English -s English -ics English numerics From numeric + -ics.

How to pronounce numerics

  1. Open the pronunciation page — Open the Speakur entry for “numerics”.
  2. Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling () so you know which sounds to aim for.
  3. Play the audio — Click Play to hear reference audio for “numerics”.
  4. Repeat and practice — Say “numerics” aloud, matching stress and vowels until it feels natural.