Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

zenzizenzizenzic

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: zen-z-izen-z-izen-z-ic
IPA

72

Scrabble Score

16

Letters

7

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The eighth power of a number.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

"From this and the word cube, various denominations of powers were formed, as zenzi-cubic for sixth, zenzizenzizenzic for eighth, &c., from which we are now happily delivered."
"For quotations using this term, see Citations:zenzizenzizenzic."

Etymology

Coined by Robert Recorde (as zenzizenzizenzike) in his 1557 mathematics book The Whetstone of Witte, from the root word zenzic.

Usage

Obsolete

Questions

What does zenzizenzizenzic mean?: The eighth power of a number.
Where does zenzizenzizenzic come from?: Coined by Robert Recorde (as zenzizenzizenzike) in his 1557 mathematics book The Whetstone of Witte, from the root word zenzic.

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