Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

stere

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.20 in modern English

Syllables: stere
IPA

5

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A measure of volume used e.g. for cut wood, equal to one cubic metre.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

"It will be observed, that in this system it is only necessary to remember the metre, are, litre, and stere, all the others having certain relations to these, being equal to them taken 10, 100, 1000, &c. times, […]"

Etymology

From French stère, from Ancient Greek στερεός (stereós, “solid”), because the unit was used for solid commodities such as firewood.

Origin

Source language: French

Word Breakdown

Root: stère, στερεός

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

steres (plural)

Derived Forms

decastere dekastere kilostere

Frequently Paired Words

cord

Questions

What does stere mean?: A measure of volume used e.g. for cut wood, equal to one cubic metre.
Where does stere come from?: It is traced to French.

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