Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

semiaxis

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: semi-ax-is
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A line segment, joining the centre of a figure to an edge, that forms half of an axis of symmetry.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *sēmi Latin sēmi-bor. English semi- Proto-Indo-European *h₂eǵ-? Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱs-der. Proto-Italic *aksis Latin axisbor. English axis English semiaxis From semi- + axis.

Inflected Forms

semiaxes (plural)

Questions

What does semiaxis mean?: A line segment, joining the centre of a figure to an edge, that forms half of an axis of symmetry.
Where does semiaxis come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *sēmi Latin sēmi-bor. English semi- Proto-Indo-European *h₂eǵ-? Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱs-der. Proto-Italic *aksis Latin axisbor. English axis English semiaxis From semi- + axis.

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