packing
/ˈpækɪŋ/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.06 in modern English
16
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "A kind of fine Norwegian hay, used as packing in the finnesko to keep the feet warm and to make the fur boot fit firmly."
- "Among the inner packings in use are expanded polystyrene (popcorn), plastic-encapsulated air (air bubbles), various types of paper products, foam-in-place, molded polystyrene, and corrugated partitions (egg crating)."
- "Packing in a packed bed, or a column such as a distillation column or a chromatography column"
Etymology
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: pakkynge
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈpækɪŋ/
- British English: /ˈpakɪŋ/