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secchi disk

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.73 in modern English

Syllables
sec-chi disk
IPA
22
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A circular disk used to measure water transparency (and thus turbidity).

Etymology

From Secchi + disk. From Italian Secchi, from Angelo Secchi.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

Secchi disks (plural) Secchi disc (alternative)

Phrases

Secchi depth

Frequently Paired Words

Secchi depth

Questions

What does secchi disk mean?
A circular disk used to measure water transparency (and thus turbidity).
Where does secchi disk come from?
It is traced to Italian.

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