Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

resistant materials

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.92 in modern English

Syllables: re-sis-tan-t -ma-te-ri-als
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

18

Letters

8

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A school subject combining elements of woodwork, metalwork and plastic-work, sometimes a module of a larger design and technology syllabus.

British usage; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"This is clear, for example, in the case of GCSE D&T, where students have to follow a core course in resistant materials but can gain a GCSE by combining this with another course in food technology or textiles technology"
"We heard of a school that distributed timetables one week before the end of term; a boy who had been studying resistant materials throughout year 10 had food technology on his timetable."
"There is some evidence that this may be the case with girls taking electronics, and systems and controls, and this is also the case in the advanced-level examinations but it does not hold for those girls choosing to study resistant materials or for those boys choosing to study textiles and food technology."

Usage

British usage
Uncountable

Synonyms

shop class

Questions

What does resistant materials mean?: A school subject combining elements of woodwork, metalwork and plastic-work, sometimes a module of a larger design and technology syllabus.

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