Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

submillimetre

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.09 in modern English

Syllables: sub-mil-lime-tre
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Alternative spelling of submillimeter.

noun

Alternative spelling of submillimeter.

Example Sentences

"The rarer, submillimetre galaxies that form stars even more intensely 2, 12, 13 are largely merger-induced starbursts."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *upó Proto-Italic *supo Latin sub Latin sub-der. English sub- English millimetre English submillimetre From sub- + millimetre.

Inflected Forms

submillimetres (plural)

Questions

What does submillimetre mean?: Alternative spelling of submillimeter.
Where does submillimetre come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *upó Proto-Italic *supo Latin sub Latin sub-der. English sub- English millimetre English submillimetre From sub- + millimetre.

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