Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

watercool

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: wa-ter-cool
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To cool using water, especially by means of a water cooler.

Example Sentences

"Now, it's no great hassle to rig up freshwater cooling, […]. Probably the simplest way to go is a keel cooler, yet even here you'll need the second pump system if you want to watercool the exhaust."
"Suzuki, however, were not the first to watercool their 500 twin. Instead, this honour went to the British Hi-Tac team, run by Peter Inchley and Frank Higley, in late 1971."

Etymology

Back-formation from water cooler, equivalent to water + cool.

Inflected Forms

watercools (present, singular) watercooling (participle, present) watercooled (participle, past) watercooled (past)

Questions

What does watercool mean?: To cool using water, especially by means of a water cooler.
Where does watercool come from?: Back-formation from water cooler, equivalent to water + cool.

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