Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

photomicroscope

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
pho-tomi-cro-scope
IPA
28
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *bʰéh₂os Proto-Hellenic *pʰáwos Ancient Greek φᾰ́ος (phắos) Ancient Greek φῶς (phôs) Ancient Greek φωτο- (phōto-)der. English photo- Latin mīcroscopiumlbor. Italian microscopiobor. English microscope English photomicroscope From photo- + microscope.

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Questions

What does photomicroscope mean?
An instrument (microscope plus camera) that is used for making photomicrographs.
Where does photomicroscope come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *bʰéh₂os Proto-Hellenic *pʰáwos Ancient Greek φᾰ́ος (phắos) Ancient Greek φῶς (phôs) Ancient Greek φωτο- (phōto-)der. English photo- Latin mīcroscopiumlbor. Italian microscopiobor. English microscope English photomicroscope From photo- + microscope.

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