Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

paradoxical sleep

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.88 in modern English

Syllables: para-dox-i-cal sleep
IPA

30

Scrabble Score

16

Letters

4

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Synonym of REM sleep.

Uncountable

Etymology

So called because of the similarity of the brain waves to those during waking life.

Usage

Uncountable

Synonyms

REM sleep rapid eye movement sleep rapid eye movement rem

Questions

What does paradoxical sleep mean?: Synonym of REM sleep.
Where does paradoxical sleep come from?: So called because of the similarity of the brain waves to those during waking life.

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