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rotal

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
ro-tal
IPA
5
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or relating to wheels.

adj

Alternative form of rotary: of or relating to circular motion.

Obsolete

adj

Of or relating to the Rota.

noun

Alternative form of rottol: a former Middle Eastern and North African unit of dry weight variously equal to 1–5 lbs. (.5–2.5 kg.).

Obsolete

Etymology

From Latin rotālis (“wheeled, turning”), from rota (“wheel”) + -ālis (“-al”, forming adjectives). In reference to motion, under the influence of earlier rotary.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: rotālis, -, Rota, رُطْل, λίτρα

Usage

Inflected Forms

rotals (plural)

Derived Forms

equirotal

Questions

What does rotal mean?
Of or relating to wheels.
Where does rotal come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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