Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gibson ring

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.85 in modern English

Syllables: gib-son ring
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A retaining ring used to fit a steel tire/tyre to the wheel of rolling stock.

Example Sentences

"The tyres of the five pairs of coupled wheels are secured to the cast-steel centres by Gibson rings."

Etymology

After its inventor, J. Gibson of the British Great Western Railway.

Inflected Forms

Gibson rings (plural)

Questions

What does gibson ring mean?: A retaining ring used to fit a steel tire/tyre to the wheel of rolling stock.
Where does gibson ring come from?: After its inventor, J. Gibson of the British Great Western Railway.

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