Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

rotor machine

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.41 in modern English

Syllables: ro-tor -ma-chine
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An mixed electronic and mechanical stream cipher composed of a series of wheels, widespread use from the 1920s–1970s.

Inflected Forms

rotor machines (plural)

Questions

What does rotor machine mean?: An mixed electronic and mechanical stream cipher composed of a series of wheels, widespread use from the 1920s–1970s.

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