Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

rep-tile

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.63 in modern English

Syllables: rep-tile
IPA

9

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A shape that can be dissected into a number of smaller copies of the same shape.

Etymology

Coined as a pun on reptile by US mathematician Solomon W. Golomb. See repeat and tile.

Inflected Forms

rep-tiles (plural)

Homonyms

reptile

Questions

What does rep-tile mean?: A shape that can be dissected into a number of smaller copies of the same shape.
Where does rep-tile come from?: Coined as a pun on reptile by US mathematician Solomon W. Golomb. See repeat and tile.

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