Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

operating theater

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.20 in modern English

Syllables: op-er-at-ing the-ater
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

16

Letters

5

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

n

a room in a hospital equipped for the performance of surgical operations

Example Sentences

"great care is taken to keep the operating rooms aseptic"

Synonyms

operating room OR operating theatre surgery

Questions

What does operating theater mean?: a room in a hospital equipped for the performance of surgical operations

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