nephoscope

neph·o·scope

N n

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [nef-uh-skohp]
- /ˈnɛf əˌskoʊp/
- /nˈefəskˌəʊp/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [nef-uh-skohp]
- /ˈnɛf əˌskoʊp/

Definitions of nephoscope word

noun nephoscope an instrument for determining the speed and direction of cloud motion. 1
noun nephoscope An instrument for determining the direction of and angular velocity of clouds. 1
noun nephoscope an instrument for measuring the altitude, velocity, and direction of movement of clouds 0
noun nephoscope an instrument for determining the direction and velocity of the movement of clouds 0

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Origin of nephoscope

First appearance:

before 1880

One of the 23% newest English words

First recorded in 1880-85; nepho- + -scope

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Parts of speech for Nephoscope

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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nephoscope popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 46% 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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