Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

polyspast

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: polyspast
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A machine consisting of many pulleys

noun

A machine of many pulleys, formerly used to reduce dislocation

noun

A windlass with many pulleys and truckles

Example Sentences

"The Bishop of Chrysopolis, his Majesty's former tutor, consecrated the foundation-stone, which was suspended from two elegant polyspasts; the Emperor himself laid it."

Etymology

From Latin polyspaston (“hoisting-tackle with many pulleys”), from Ancient Greek πολύσπαστον (polúspaston, “compound pulley”).

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: *pleh₁-, polyspaston, πολύσπαστον

Inflected Forms

polyspasts (plural)

Synonyms

block and tackle muffle hoisting-tackle

Questions

What does polyspast mean?: A machine consisting of many pulleys
Where does polyspast come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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