Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

csi

/sˈiˌɛsˈaɪ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.25 in modern English

Syllables: csi
IPA: /sˈiˌɛsˈaɪ/

5

Scrabble Score

3

Letters

3

Syllables

3

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Initialism of crime scene investigation (a term of forensic science).

noun

Initialism of crime scene investigator.

American usage; Informal

noun

Initialism of Customer Satisfaction Index.

noun

Initialism of Companion of the Order of the Star of India.

noun

Initialism of consumer safety inspector.

noun

Initialism of channel state information.

name

Initialism of Committee for Skeptical Inquiry (formerly CSICOP)

name

Initialism of Computer Society of India.

Indian usage

Example Sentences

"'Damn cops,' said a CSI, who concentrated on the holes in the bark of a tree, the only holes not made by gun-happy rat killers."

Usage

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Law.

Inflected Forms

CSIs (plural)

Phrases

CSI effect

Rhymes With

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Questions

How do you pronounce csi?: The recorded pronunciation is /sˈiˌɛsˈaɪ/.
What does csi mean?: Initialism of crime scene investigation (a term of forensic science).

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