Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

silex

/ˈsaɪlɛks/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.87 in modern English

Syllables: si-lex
IPA: /ˈsaɪlɛks/

12

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Archaic; Countable; Uncountable

noun

A finely ground relatively pure form of silicas used as a paint filler etc.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A vacuum coffee maker.

Dated

Example Sentences

"Every little cold gust that I observed in the Colorado country had this corkscrew character […] an auger, of diameter varying from an inch to a thousand feet, capable of altering its direction so as to bore curved holes, revolving with incalculable rapidity, and armed with a cutting edge of silex."
"The Navy uses several types of coffee makers – urns, silexes, and percolators. Each type requires special care in making good coffee."
"Remembering my daily habits, Papa-san brewed the coffee and before I had completed a local phone call, he was serving it piping hot from the Silex, still grinning as he thought of other days of coffee-making."

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin silex.

Usage

Inflected Forms

silexes (plural) silices (plural)

Derived Forms

petrosilex

Questions

How do you pronounce silex?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈsaɪlɛks/.
What does silex mean?: Flint.
Where does silex come from?: Borrowed from Latin silex.

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