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ommatidium

/ɒməˈtɪdɪəm/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
om-ma-tid-i-um
IPA
/ɒməˈtɪdɪəm/
17
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
5
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One of the conical substructures which make up the eyes of invertebrates with compound eyes.

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Etymology

From Ancient Greek ὀμματίδιον (ommatídion, “little eye”), equivalent to ὄμμα (ómma, stem ὄμματ-) + -idium.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: ὀμματίδιον

Regional Pronunciation

  • British English: /ɒməˈtɪdɪəm/

Inflected Forms

ommatidia (plural)

Derived Forms

ommatidial

Questions

How do you pronounce ommatidium?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɒməˈtɪdɪəm/.
What does ommatidium mean?
One of the conical substructures which make up the eyes of invertebrates with compound eyes.
Where does ommatidium come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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