sporadic e
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.29 in modern English
14
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A meteorological phenomenon where radio waves above a certain frequency are reflected in the atmospheric E region, allowing these radio waves to be received in distances up to 1,200 miles.
Uncountable
Usage
Inflected Forms
sporadic-E (alternative)