Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

peritrochium

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: per-itrochi-um
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The wheel which, together with the axle, forms the axis in peritrochio.

Example Sentences

"[T]he engineer proceeded to the illustration of his mechanicks, tilting up his hand like a balance, thrusting it forward by way of lever, embracing the naturalist's nose like a wedge betwixt two of his fingers, and turning it round, with the momentum of a screw or peritrochium."

Etymology

From New Latin peritrochium, from Koine Greek περιτρόχιον (peritrókhion), from Ancient Greek περίτροχος (perítrokhos, “circular”).

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: peritrochium, περιτρόχιον, περίτροχος

Inflected Forms

peritrochia (plural)

Questions

What does peritrochium mean?: The wheel which, together with the axle, forms the axis in peritrochio.
Where does peritrochium come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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