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actino-

Portuguese, prefix/akˌt͡ʃĩ.no/

actino- is a Portuguese prefix meaning “actino- (having a radial form)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).

What does actino- mean in English?

prefix

  1. 1

    actino- (having a radial form)

Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How Portuguese dictionaries define it

noun: 1. gênero de insetos da família dos Xilofágidas 2. unidade física para medir a intensidade calorífica dos raios solares

The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.

Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

How do you pronounce actino-?

  • Brazil /akˌt͡ʃĩ.no/
  • Portugal /ɐkˌti.nɔ/

Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.