pinacoid

pin·a·coid

P p

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [pin-uh-koid]
- /ˈpɪn əˌkɔɪd/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [pin-uh-koid]
- /ˈpɪn əˌkɔɪd/

Definitions of pinacoid word

noun pinacoid a form whose faces are parallel to two of the axes. 1
noun pinacoid one of a pair of opposite parallel faces of a crystal 0
noun pinacoid a crystal that contains a pair of opposite parallel faces 0

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Origin of pinacoid

First appearance:

before 1875

One of the 25% newest English words

1875-80; < Greek pinak- (stem of pínax) slab, board + -oid

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Parts of speech for Pinacoid

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

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preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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pinacoid popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 55% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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