yerkes

What does yerkes mean?

yerkes means "United States psychologist who studied the intelligence of primates (1876-1956)".

How many syllables are in yerkes?

yerkes has 2 syllables: yer-kes. The stress falls on "yer". In IPA it is /ˈjɝkiz/.

What is another word for yerkes?

Close synonyms include Robert M. Yerkes, Robert Mearns Yerkes. 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 yerkes a common word?

yerkes 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 yerkes 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.