orthorhombic
/ɔː(ɹ)θəˈɹɒmbɪk/adjective
orthorhombic is spelled O-R-T-H-O-R-H-O-M-B-I-C: 12 letters. It appears about once in every 10 million words in written English, the 92,628th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, orthorhombic means “Having three unequal axes at right angles” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in orthorhombic?
| Letters | 12: O-R-T-H-O-R-H-O-M-B-I-C |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 10 million words; the 92,628th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is orthorhombic?
Orthorhombic appears about once in every 10 million words in written English, the 92,628th 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 orthorhombic?
- /ɔː(ɹ)θəˈɹɒmbɪk/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Tesco250-orthorhombic.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What does orthorhombic mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Having three unequal axes at right angles.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Orthorhombic in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense having three unequal axes at right angles:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | orthorhombique |
| German | orthorhombisch |
| Portuguese | ortorrômbico |
| Spanish | rómbico, ortorrómbico |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does orthorhombic come from?
A short form of the word pseudoorthorhombic; equivalent to ortho- + rhombic.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).