bowditch

What does bowditch mean?

bowditch means "United States mathematician and astronomer noted for his works on navigation (1773-1838)".

How many syllables are in bowditch?

bowditch has 2 syllables: bow-ditch. The stress falls on "bow". In IPA it is /ˈboʊdɪtʃ/.

What is another word for bowditch?

Close synonyms include Nathaniel Bowditch. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is bowditch a common word?

bowditch is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for bowditch come from Princeton University’s WordNet. The pronunciation comes from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.