Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

kodak

/ˌkəʊ̯ˈdæk/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.26 in modern English

Syllables: ko-dak
IPA: /ˌkəʊ̯ˈdæk/

14

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A camera: a device for taking still photographs.

Dated

noun

A still photograph.

Dated

verb

Dated; Transitive verb

verb

To describe or characterise briefly and vividly.

Dated; Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"To diagnose / Our modest pose / The Kodaks do their best"
"Charmian and Martin brought up the rear, armed with kodaks. We dived under the avocado trees […] and came on a spot that satisfied Martin's photographic eye."
"An American girl snapped her Kodak."
"There were photographs everywhere: photographs framed and unframed; photographs large and photographs small, the fresh and the faded; tintypes, kodaks, “full lengths,” “cabinets,” groups—every type of photograph; […]"
"You may consult the kodaks taken at my arrest if you are curious, Archivist."
"A knot of obviously American tourists were kodaking his lodge-gates."

Etymology

Genericized trademark of Kodak.

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /ˌkəʊ̯ˈdæk/

Usage

Inflected Forms

kodaks (plural) kodaks (present, singular) kodaking (participle, present) kodaked (participle, past) kodaked (past)

Derived Forms

kodaker kodakist kodakry unkodaked

Questions

How do you pronounce kodak?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌkəʊ̯ˈdæk/.
What does kodak mean?: A camera: a device for taking still photographs.
Where does kodak come from?: Genericized trademark of Kodak.

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