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snoutfair
Pronounced: SNOUT-fare, noun/adj Notes: Sounds like an unpleasant word Yesterday’s word The word sigmoid means curved like the letter ‘C’ curved in two directions like the letter ‘S’ of, relating to, or being the sigmoid colon (in the large intestine) First usage Our word came into English in the mid-1600s Background / Comments Our word…
sigmoid
Pronounced: SIG-moyd, adj Notes: A new word for me Yesterday’s word The word sympatric means “occurring in the same geographical area” First usage Our word came into English in the 1900s (1900-1909) Background / Comments Our word comes from the Greeks words sym-, an adaptation of syn-, (together) and patria (homeland), which came from pater…
sympatric
Pronounced: sim-PAT-rik, adj Notes: I don’t think I’ve ever heard this word Yesterday’s word The word kedge means “to move (a ship) by means of a line attached to a small anchor dropped at the distance and in the desired direction” First usage Our word came into English in the mid-1600s Background / Comments Our…
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