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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

autothrottle

/ˈɔ.toʊˌθɹɔ.təl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.20 in modern English

Syllables
au-tothrot-tle
IPA
/ˈɔ.toʊˌθɹɔ.təl/
15
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An automatic throttle, allowing a pilot to control the power setting of an aircraft's engines by specifying a desired flight characteristic, rather than manually controlling fuel flow.

Etymology

From auto- + throttle.

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈɔ.toʊˌθɹɔ.təl/

Inflected Forms

autothrottles (plural)

Rhymes With

a lottle

Questions

How do you pronounce autothrottle?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɔ.toʊˌθɹɔ.təl/.
What does autothrottle mean?
An automatic throttle, allowing a pilot to control the power setting of an aircraft's engines by specifying a desired flight characteristic, rather than manually controlling fuel flow.
Where does autothrottle come from?
From auto- + throttle.

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