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palmoscopy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
pal-moscopy
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Observation of the pulse.

Obsolete; Uncountable

noun

Divination through examination of the pulse.

Uncountable

Etymology

From Ancient Greek παλμός (palmós, “quivering motion”) + -scopy. By surface analysis, palmo- + -scopy.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: παλμός

Usage

Questions

What does palmoscopy mean?
Observation of the pulse.
Where does palmoscopy come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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