geostrophic
/d͡ʒɪ.əˈstɹoʊ.fɪk/adjective
geostrophic is spelled G-E-O-S-T-R-O-P-H-I-C: 11 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 28 million words in written English, the 161,690th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, geostrophic means “Relating to the balance, in the atmosphere, between the horizontal Coriolis forces and the horizontal pressure forces” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in geostrophic?
| Letters | 11: G-E-O-S-T-R-O-P-H-I-C |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 28 million words; the 161,690th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is geostrophic?
Geostrophic appears about once in every 28 million words in written English, the 161,690th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce geostrophic?
- US /d͡ʒɪ.əˈstɹoʊ.fɪk/
- US /-ˈstɹɔ.fɪk/
Geostrophic has 4 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Naomi_Persephone_Amethyst_(NaomiAmethyst)-geostrophic.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with geostrophic?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as geostrophic from its last stressed vowel (/oʊfɪk/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of geostrophic
- more geostrophic comparative
- most geostrophic superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does geostrophic mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Relating to the balance, in the atmosphere, between the horizontal Coriolis forces and the horizontal pressure forces.
- 2
Relating to or arising from the deflective force exerted on the atmosphere due to the rotation of the earth.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does geostrophic come from?
From Ancient Greek γεω- (geō-, “earth-”) + στροφή (strophḗ, “a turn, bend, twist”) + -ic.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).