siriasis

Questions about siriasis

What does siriasis mean?

siriasis means "sudden prostration due to exposure to the sun or excessive heat".

How many syllables are in siriasis?

siriasis has 4 syllables and divides as si-ri-a-sis under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

What is another word for siriasis?

Close synonyms include sunstroke, insolation, thermic fever. 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 siriasis a common word?

siriasis is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.