The word "platytrope" is spelled as /ˈplætɪˌtroʊp/. The first syllable is pronounced with a short "a" sound, followed by the "t" consonant. The second syllable starts with the "i" vowel sound, followed by the "t" consonant and ends with the "y" vowel sound. The final syllable is pronounced with a long "o" sound followed by the "p" consonant. This unusual-sounding word is not commonly used in everyday speech but is still interesting to learn and understand its spelling.
One of two symmetrical lateral parts of the body.
A practical medical dictionary. By Stedman, Thomas Lathrop. Published 1920.
The word "platytrope" is formed by combining two Greek roots: "platy" (πλατύ), meaning "flat" or "broad", and "tropos" (τρόπος), meaning "turn" or "direction". Therefore, the etymology of "platytrope" reflects its meaning as something that turns or changes direction on a flat or broad surface.