Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

vibex

/ˈvaɪbɛks/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: vibex
IPA: /ˈvaɪbɛks/

17

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A narrow streak of subcutaneous extravasation of blood, often one of many in a patch of such streaks, which may be extensive.

Example Sentences

"During the last winter, the child was again brought to me, but in a dying state, and the mother could not be persuaded to allow it to come into the hospital: it was as well-grown as children of its age, very anæmic, but with several purpurous spots, or rather vibices, upon the body; […] The poor mother afterwards came in great distress, because a medical practitioner, who had been called in to see the child, not recognising the nature of the malady, said there must be a coroner's inquest; the purpurous vibices upon the body being mistaken for the bruises of ill treatment."

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin vībex (“the mark of a blow”).

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: vībex

Inflected Forms

vibices (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

petechia bruise contusion purpura

Questions

How do you pronounce vibex?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈvaɪbɛks/.
What does vibex mean?: A narrow streak of subcutaneous extravasation of blood, often one of many in a patch of such streaks, which may be extensive.
Where does vibex come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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