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terrella

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
ter-rel-la
IPA
8
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A small magnetized model ball representing the Earth, used in investigating magnetism.

Etymology

From Latin terra (“Earth”) + -ella, meaning "little Earth". A modern formation: compare classical Latin terrula (“small field”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

terrellas (plural) terrellae (plural)

Synonyms

earthkin

Rhymes With

venezuela umbrella vanilla bella stella ella fella cinderella hella coachella mozzarella salmonella

Questions

What does terrella mean?
A small magnetized model ball representing the Earth, used in investigating magnetism.
Where does terrella come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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