Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

phaneritic

/ˌfæn.əˈɹɪt.ɪk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: phaner-it-ic
IPA: /ˌfæn.əˈɹɪt.ɪk/

17

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Pertaining to phanerites, igneous rocks composed of macroscopic mineral crystals (coarse grains large enough to be visible to the naked eye).

Etymology

Etymology tree English phanerite Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English phaneritic From phanerite + -ic.

Inflected Forms

more phaneritic (comparative) most phaneritic (superlative)

Antonyms

aphanitic

Rhymes With

critic semitic anti-semitic analytic catalytic paralytic clitic ugaritic lateritic diacritic enclitic sybaritic

Questions

How do you pronounce phaneritic?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌfæn.əˈɹɪt.ɪk/.
What does phaneritic mean?: Pertaining to phanerites, igneous rocks composed of macroscopic mineral crystals (coarse grains large enough to be visible to the naked eye).
Where does phaneritic come from?: Etymology tree English phanerite Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English phaneritic From phanerite + -ic.

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