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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pictor

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.40 in modern English

Syllables
pic-tor
IPA
10
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A summer constellation of the southern sky, said to resemble an easel. It lies between the constellations Carina and Dorado.

Etymology

Named by the French astronomer Nicolas Louis de Lacaille in 1763. From Latin pīctor (“easel”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Derived Forms

Pictoris

Phrases

Kapteyn's Star

Frequently Paired Words

Kapteyn's Star

Questions

What does pictor mean?
A summer constellation of the southern sky, said to resemble an easel. It lies between the constellations Carina and Dorado.
Where does pictor come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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