Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

niebloid

/ˈniblɔɪ̯d/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: niebloid
IPA: /ˈniblɔɪ̯d/

11

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An entity that can be called as a function but which is not visible to argument-dependent name lookup.

Example Sentences

"If your libraries should provide customization points, it's probably a good idea to implement them using niebloids."
"The niebloids suppress ADL by not being functions. Only functions have overloads to be resolved."

Etymology

From Niebler + -oid, named after Eric Niebler.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: Niebler
Suffix: -oid

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈniblɔɪ̯d/

Inflected Forms

niebloids (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce niebloid?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈniblɔɪ̯d/.
What does niebloid mean?: An entity that can be called as a function but which is not visible to argument-dependent name lookup.
Where does niebloid come from?: From Niebler + -oid, named after Eric Niebler.

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