Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

nyquist

/ˈnaɪ.kwɪst/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.45 in modern English

Syllables: nyquist
IPA: /ˈnaɪ.kwɪst/

19

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Swedish.

name

The Nyquist frequency of a system.

Etymology

Borrowed from Swedish Nyqvist, from ny (“new”) + kvist (“branch”).

Origin

Source language: Swedish

Word Breakdown

Root: Nyqvist

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈnaɪ.kwɪst/

Inflected Forms

Nyquists (plural)

Phrases

Nyquist noise

Questions

How do you pronounce nyquist?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈnaɪ.kwɪst/.
What does nyquist mean?: A surname from Swedish.
Where does nyquist come from?: It is traced to Swedish.

How to pronounce nyquist

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