de-energise
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.18 in modern English
12
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "Overhead wires at 25000 volts AC were used for the electrification of the main line from Euston and they were extended through Camden Road on the No. 1 lines [of the North London Line] to a Freightliner terminal near Maiden Lane on 25th October 1965. They were de-energised at the end of 1971."
- ""This failure was found to be an intermittent break in the coil circuit located between a base contact terminal and the internal coil feed wiring. This break would cause the coil to de-energise when only small amounts of external pressure were applied to the external relay case," said RAIB in its accident report."
Etymology
From de- + energise.
Word Breakdown
- Prefix: de
Usage
- British usage