Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

optical drive

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.03 in modern English

Syllables
op-ti-cal -drive
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A drive that reads optical media.

Inflected Forms

optical drives (plural)

Phrases

fixed disc drive fixed disk drive fixed drive floppy disc drive floppy disk drive floppy drive hard disc drive hard disk drive

Frequently Paired Words

fixed disc drive fixed disk drive fixed drive floppy disc drive floppy disk drive floppy drive hard disc drive hard disk drive

Synonyms

optical disc drive optical disk drive

Questions

What does optical drive mean?
A drive that reads optical media.

How to pronounce optical drive

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