thermotropic
adjective
thermotropic is spelled T-H-E-R-M-O-T-R-O-P-I-C: 12 letters. It appears about once in every 55 million words in written English, the 231,291st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, thermotropic means “Tending to move towards or away from a source of heat” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in thermotropic?
| Letters | 12: T-H-E-R-M-O-T-R-O-P-I-C |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 55 million words; the 231,291st 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 thermotropic?
Thermotropic appears about once in every 55 million words in written English, the 231,291st 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).
Forms of thermotropic
- more thermotropic comparative
- most thermotropic superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does thermotropic mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Tending to move towards or away from a source of heat
- 2
Exhibiting different phases at different temperatures
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does thermotropic come from?
From thermo- + -tropic.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).