Transcription
-
- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
-
- [ek-tuh-thurm]
- /ˈɛk təˌθɜrm/
- /ˌektəðˈɜːmɪk/
-
- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
-
- [ek-tuh-thurm]
- /ˈɛk təˌθɜrm/
Definitions of ectothermic word
- noun ectothermic a cold-blooded animal. 1
- noun ectothermic Of, or relating to an ectotherm; cold-blooded. 1
- adjective ectothermic (of all animals except birds and mammals) having a body temperature that varies with the temperature of the surroundings 0
Information block about the term
Origin of ectothermic
First appearance:
before 1940 One of the 7% newest English words
First recorded in 1940-45; ecto- + therm
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Ectothermic
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
ectothermic popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 43% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
ectothermic usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerTop questions with ectothermic
- what does ectothermic mean?
- what is ectothermic?
- which animals are ectothermic?
- what does it mean to be ectothermic?
- what is endothermic and ectothermic?
- what does ectothermic?
- what are ectothermic animals?
- what animals are ectothermic?
- what is the difference between endothermic and ectothermic?
- why does temperature affect heart rate in ectothermic organisms?
- what is the meaning of ectothermic?
- what is the definition of ectothermic?
- what is an ectothermic organism?
See also
Matching words
- Words starting with e
- Words starting with ec
- Words starting with ect
- Words starting with ecto
- Words starting with ectot
- Words starting with ectoth
- Words starting with ectothe
- Words starting with ectother
- Words starting with ectotherm
- Words starting with ectothermi
- Words starting with ectothermic