Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

skiascopy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
ski-as-copy
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

retinoscopy

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From Ancient Greek σκιά (skiá, “shadow”) + -scopy.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

skiascopies (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

skiascope

Questions

What does skiascopy mean?
retinoscopy
Where does skiascopy come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

How to pronounce skiascopy

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