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trochanteric

/ˌtrɒ.kənˈtɛrɪk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.43 in modern English

Syllables
trochanter-ic
IPA
/ˌtrɒ.kənˈtɛrɪk/
19
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or pertaining to the trochanter of the femur

Etymology

From trochanter + -ic.

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • British English: /ˌtrɒ.kənˈtɛrɪk/

Derived Forms

antitrochanteric bitrochanteric hypotrochanteric infratrochanteric intertrochanteric intratrochanteric peritrochanteric pertrochanteric pretrochanteric subtrochanteric transtrochanteric

Questions

How do you pronounce trochanteric?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌtrɒ.kənˈtɛrɪk/.
What does trochanteric mean?
Of or pertaining to the trochanter of the femur
Where does trochanteric come from?
From trochanter + -ic.

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