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tetroon

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
tetroon
IPA
7
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A constant-level weather balloon in the shape of a tetrahedron used to make observations in the lower atmosphere.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kʷetwóres Proto-Hellenic *kʷétwores Ancient Greek τέσσᾰρες (téssăres) Ancient Greek τετρᾰ- (tetră-)bor. English tetra- English balloon English tetroon From tetra- + balloon.

Inflected Forms

tetroons (plural)

Questions

What does tetroon mean?
A constant-level weather balloon in the shape of a tetrahedron used to make observations in the lower atmosphere.
Where does tetroon come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kʷetwóres Proto-Hellenic *kʷétwores Ancient Greek τέσσᾰρες (téssăres) Ancient Greek τετρᾰ- (tetră-)bor. English tetra- English balloon English tetroon From tetra- + balloon.

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