Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

scatterometer

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.47 in modern English

Syllables: scat-terom-e-ter
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A form of radar used to measure surface winds from satellites, by detecting scattered microwave radiation

Etymology

Etymology tree English scatter Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- English -meter English scatterometer From scatter + -o- + -meter.

Inflected Forms

scatterometers (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

scatterometric scatterometry

Questions

What does scatterometer mean?: A form of radar used to measure surface winds from satellites, by detecting scattered microwave radiation
Where does scatterometer come from?: Etymology tree English scatter Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- English -meter English scatterometer From scatter + -o- + -meter.

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