Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

scotic

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: scot-ic
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

After dusk.

adj

Of or relating to ancient Scotland.

Example Sentences

"The term scotic (Gr. skotos, darkness) was therefore devised as the most apt term for the condition of virtual darkness."
"Rods are used in low light conditions (scotic vision) hence the black and white appearance of night vision."
"B. B. Thomas et al. show that the animal is nocturnal with their foraging habits during the scotic phase after the onset of darkness."

Etymology

From Ancient Greek σκότος (skótos, “darkness”) + -ic.

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: scōticus
Suffix: -ic

Inflected Forms

more scotic (comparative) most scotic (superlative) Scottic (alternative)

Questions

What does scotic mean?: After dusk.
Where does scotic come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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