Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

posigrade

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: posi-grade
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A small rocket that gives additional forward thrust.

adj

Synonym of prograde.

Etymology

From posi- + -grade (“direction”).

Inflected Forms

posigrades (plural) more posigrade (comparative) most posigrade (superlative)

Synonyms

prograde

Questions

What does posigrade mean?: A small rocket that gives additional forward thrust.
Where does posigrade come from?: From posi- + -grade (“direction”).

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