Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gyrobus

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: gy-robus
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An electric bus which stores energy in a flywheel rotating at high speeds (up to 3000 RPM) rather than batteries.

noun

Example Sentences

"The gyrobus touched down on the commercial side of the spaceport, not far from a row of hangars where several shuttles were parked."

Etymology

From gyro- (“spinning motion”) + bus.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: gyro-

Inflected Forms

gyrobuses (plural)

Questions

What does gyrobus mean?: An electric bus which stores energy in a flywheel rotating at high speeds (up to 3000 RPM) rather than batteries.
Where does gyrobus come from?: From gyro- (“spinning motion”) + bus.

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