Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

spectroscopist

/spɛkˈtɹɑs.kə.pɪst/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.10 in modern English

Syllables
spec-tros-co-pist
IPA
/spɛkˈtɹɑs.kə.pɪst/
22
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

Etymology

Etymology tree English spectroscopy Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English spectroscopist From spectroscopy + -ist.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /spɛkˈtɹɑs.kə.pɪst/
  • British English: /spɛkˈtɹɒs.kə.pɪst/

Inflected Forms

Questions

How do you pronounce spectroscopist?
The recorded pronunciation is /spɛkˈtɹɑs.kə.pɪst/.
What does spectroscopist mean?
A scientist specialising in spectroscopy.
Where does spectroscopist come from?
Etymology tree English spectroscopy Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English spectroscopist From spectroscopy + -ist.

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