Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

self-weighing

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.82 in modern English

Syllables: self--weigh-ing
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

That weighs itself, or its load or contents.

Example Sentences

"a self-weighing suitcase"
"It is probable that greater saving than this occurred in day-to-day service where men who were familiar with the Crosti engines did not over-fire them; so far as I know, however, a self-weighing tender has never been attached to one of these 2-10-0s."

Etymology

From self- + weighing.

Questions

What does self-weighing mean?: That weighs itself, or its load or contents.
Where does self-weighing come from?: From self- + weighing.

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