Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

as-yet-unknown

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.49 in modern English

Syllables: as-yet-un-known
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Currently unknown.

noun

Something that is currently unknown.

Example Sentences

"1990, David Layzer Professor of Astrophysics Harvard University, Cosmogenesis : The Growth of Order in the Universe: The Growth of Order in ... Now suppose that neutrons had some as-yet-unknown property that, if it could be observed, would enable us to predict their individual lifetimes."
"In their chapter Ellerton and Clements consider what is involved in the task of solving the equations that arise from acknowledging ignorance and using letters to stand in for as-yet-unknowns."

Inflected Forms

as yet unknown (alternative) as-yet-unknowns (plural)

Questions

What does as-yet-unknown mean?: Currently unknown.

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