Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

occulter

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: oc-cul-ter
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any object, natural or man-made, that blocks the light of an object from an observer, typically used in reference to astronomical events.

Example Sentences

"The moon is the occulter of the sun during a solar eclipse."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁ep-der. Proto-Indo-European *h₁épsder. Proto-Indo-European *h₁óp(i) Proto-Italic *op Latin ob Latin ob- Proto-Indo-European *ḱel- Proto-Indo-European *ḱéletider. Latin *celo Latin occulō Latin occultusbor. English occult English -er English occulter From occult + -er.

Inflected Forms

occulters (plural)

Questions

What does occulter mean?: Any object, natural or man-made, that blocks the light of an object from an observer, typically used in reference to astronomical events.
Where does occulter come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁ep-der. Proto-Indo-European *h₁épsder. Proto-Indo-European *h₁óp(i) Proto-Italic *op Latin ob Latin ob- Proto-Indo-European *ḱel- Proto-Indo-European *ḱéletider. Latin *celo Latin occulō Latin occultusbor. English occult English -er English occulter From occult + -er.

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