Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

thermoptometry

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
ther-mop-tom-e-try
IPA
26
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
5
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The measurement of the optical properties of a material as it is heated in a controlled manner.

Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰer- Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰermos Proto-Hellenic *kʷʰermós Ancient Greek θερμός (thermós)der. English thermo- Ancient Greek ὀπτός (optós)der. English opto- Ancient Greek -μετρία (-metría)der. Latin -metriader. Old French -métrieder. English -metry English thermoptometry From thermo- + opto- + -metry.

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Questions

What does thermoptometry mean?
The measurement of the optical properties of a material as it is heated in a controlled manner.
Where does thermoptometry come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰer- Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰermos Proto-Hellenic *kʷʰermós Ancient Greek θερμός (thermós)der. English thermo- Ancient Greek ὀπτός (optós)der. English opto- Ancient Greek -μετρία (-metría)der. Latin -metriader. Old French -métrieder. English -metry English thermoptometry From thermo- + opto- + -metry.

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