tesla
/ˈtɛslə/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.77 in modern English
5
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
In the International System of Units, the derived unit of magnetic flux density or magnetic inductivity.
name
A surname from Serbo-Croatian.
name
A surname from Serbo-Croatian.
noun
A car manufactured by Tesla, Inc., a battery electric vehicle (BEV) automaker founded in 2003.
Example Sentences
- "In a draft paper, REBCO wiring has been reported to produce magnetic fields over 35 Tesla; the ARC design only needs 20T fields."
- "If they happen to have shares worth a couple of hundred million each, that’s a bonus, but other than their Teslas and Playstations,^([sic]) they can think of nothing they need to spend it on, although if the auto-pilot self-driving software isn’t released soon they’ll have to actually learn to drive rather than just leaving the cars plugged in all day."
- "We live in Silicon Valley, home of the gazillionaires you read about with their Teslas and private jets."
- "Add Teslas to the list of items that are costing more money during the pandemic."
- "I felt deja vu as I recalled a video in which a Tesla owner slammed on the brakes after his car appeared set on crashing headlong into a construction site."
- "But we think the wealthy are living in Silicon Valley with their Teslas, at-home espresso machines, and live-in nannies."
Etymology
Word Breakdown
- Root: Tesla//Тесла, *tesla
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈtɛslə/
- British English: /ˈtɛslə/