Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

low-background steel

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.39 in modern English

Syllables: low-back-ground s-teel
IPA

31

Scrabble Score

18

Letters

4

Syllables

15

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Steel with low inherent radiation levels, suitable for instruments and experiments highly sensitive to radiation.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Steel created before 1945, and not contaminated by radioisotopes originating from nuclear bomb tests and explosions, and other nuclear technology radioactivity releases.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see low-background, steel.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"The high alloy steel that was recovered from the Tirpitz was valuable owing to the fact that it was one of the few sources of low-background steel—steel produced prior to the detonation of the atomic bombs."

Etymology

Ellipsis of low background radiation steel.

Usage

Inflected Forms

low-background steels (plural)

Questions

What does low-background steel mean?: Steel with low inherent radiation levels, suitable for instruments and experiments highly sensitive to radiation.
Where does low-background steel come from?: Ellipsis of low background radiation steel.

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