How to pronounce glome
Say it like GLOHM. Glome is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress.
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- GLOHM
- Main stress
- Lighter stress
- Unstressed
Glome pronunciation, sound by sound
Read the parts left to right, then blend them together without pausing.
- GLOHMSay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "o" in go.
American vs British pronunciation of glome
- The long o starts further forward in British English, closer to "uh-oo" than the American "oh".
British respelling: GLOHM.
What does glome mean?
- One of the two prominences at the posterior extremity of the frog of a horse's foot.
- A globular head of flowers.
- A hypersphere in 4-dimensional Euclidean space defined as the set of all points that are at a given distance from a given point, also called a 3-sphere.
Where does glome come from?
Borrowed from Latin glomus (“a ball”).
Words that rhyme with glome
Practicing rhymes is a quick way to lock in the vowel sound of glome.
Questions about saying glome
How do you pronounce glome?
Say GLOHM. The American pronunciation is /ɡloʊm/. In British English it is /ɡləʊm/. Press play above to hear it at normal speed or slowly.
How many syllables are in glome?
Glome is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress. Broken into parts: GLOHM.
Is glome pronounced differently in British English?
Yes. The long o starts further forward in British English, closer to "uh-oo" than the American "oh". The British form is /ɡləʊm/ (GLOHM).