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-tomous

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
-to-mous
IPA
8
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
3
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

suffix

Describes the cleavage of minerals.

Etymology

From Latin -tomus, introduced by James Dwight Dana, from Ancient Greek τόμος (tómos, “slice, something cut”). Perhaps modelled on Ancient Greek ἀκρότομος (akrótomos, “cut off sharply”, adjective).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: -tomus, τόμος

Phrases

-tomy -tomic -tome

Frequently Paired Words

exotomous monoschizotomous rhachitomous xylotomous -tomy -tomic -tome

Questions

What does -tomous mean?
Describes the cleavage of minerals.
Where does -tomous come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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