Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

thermic syphon

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.58 in modern English

Syllables: ther-mic syphon
IPA

28

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

2

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative form of thermic siphon.

Example Sentences

"[…]combined heating surface is 6,151 sq. ft. (tubes, 530 sq. ft., flues, 3,275 sq. ft., firebox, with arches and thermic syphons, 415 sq. ft., and superheater 1,931 sq. ft.);[…]."
"The response to firing is remarkable, and though the 280 lb. pressure seems more in the nature of a reserve for emergencies than a continuous working figure, even with the present-day apology for coal it seldom fell below 250 lb., and could always be brought up to blowing-off point with little difficulty. To this liveliness of steaming the thermic syphons are doubtless the chief contributory."

Inflected Forms

thermic syphons (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

thermosyphon

Questions

What does thermic syphon mean?: Alternative form of thermic siphon.

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