Speakur

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body in black

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.12 in modern English

Syllables
body in black
IPA
25
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
1
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A body in white composed of carbon fibre composites.

noun

A body in white made from non-metallic materials

noun

A fully-proportioned full-sized skin shell of the body design prototype

noun

The skin shell of a motor vehicle, prior to its assembly onto the body

Etymology

Coined in reference to body in white. * (carbon fibre composite): Blend of black + body in white. From the fact that carbon fibre reinforced composites are typically black in colour, and not whitish (bare wood, bare metal, gray primer coat) * (body shell): From being the skin of the vehicle, opposite to the body in white, the skeleton of the bodycabin, as black is opposite to white.

Inflected Forms

bodies in black (plural)

Phrases

body in white

Frequently Paired Words

body in white blackbody

Questions

What does body in black mean?
A body in white composed of carbon fibre composites.
Where does body in black come from?
Coined in reference to body in white. * (carbon fibre composite): Blend of black + body in white. From the fact that carbon fibre reinforced composites are typically black in colour, and not whitish (bare wood, bare metal, gray primer coat) * (body shell): From being the skin of the vehicle, opposite to the body in white, the skeleton of the bodycabin, as black is opposite to white.

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