Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

palinurus

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.23 in modern English

Syllables: pal-in-u-rus
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

An instrument for obtaining directly, without calculation, the true bearing of the sun, and thence the variation of the compass.

Questions

What does palinurus mean?: An instrument for obtaining directly, without calculation, the true bearing of the sun, and thence the variation of the compass.

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