Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

orionid

/əˈɹaɪ.ə.nɪd/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ori-on-id
IPA: /əˈɹaɪ.ə.nɪd/

8

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

3

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of the meteors in a prolific meteor shower associated with Halley's Comet.

Etymology

From Orion + -id; so called because the point they appear to come from, called the radiant, lies in the constellation Orion.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: Orion

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /əˈɹaɪ.ə.nɪd/

Inflected Forms

Orionids (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce orionid?: The recorded pronunciation is /əˈɹaɪ.ə.nɪd/.
What does orionid mean?: Any of the meteors in a prolific meteor shower associated with Halley's Comet.
Where does orionid come from?: From Orion + -id; so called because the point they appear to come from, called the radiant, lies in the constellation Orion.

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