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trochin

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
trochin
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The lesser tuberosity of the head of the humerus.

Etymology

Borrowed from French trochin, from troch(anter) + -in, from Ancient Greek τροχαντήρ (trokhantḗr), from τροχάνη (trokhánē, “wheel, axle, gear”) + -τήρ (-tḗr), from τροχάζω (trokházō, “to run quickly”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

trochins (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

trochiter

Synonyms

tuberculum minus

Questions

What does trochin mean?
The lesser tuberosity of the head of the humerus.
Where does trochin come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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