Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

paleotemperature

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pa-le-otem-per-a-ture
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

16

Letters

6

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The temperature at a location in the geologic past

Example Sentences

"It is thus possible to use the position of the data on the profile to estimate the palaeotemperature of each sample at 40 Ma."

Etymology

Etymology tree Ancient Greek πᾰλαιός (pălaiós)der. English paleo- English temperature English paleotemperature From paleo- + temperature.

Inflected Forms

paleotemperatures (plural) palaeotemperature (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

paleoclimate

Questions

What does paleotemperature mean?: The temperature at a location in the geologic past
Where does paleotemperature come from?: Etymology tree Ancient Greek πᾰλαιός (pălaiós)der. English paleo- English temperature English paleotemperature From paleo- + temperature.

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