throughput
/ˈθɹu.pʊt/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.18 in modern English
19
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "The factory managed a throughput of 120 units per hour."
- "if the rate of heating is substantially reduced, not only is the throughput of the apparatus diminished and the cost of the process increased, but the properties of the resultant coke are detrimentally affected."
- "However, many people—including railwaymen—are only beginning to realise how great is the amount of civil engineering work necessary to achieve adequate clearances for high-voltage overhead equipment under bridges and tunnels; what is involved in the re-signalling needed to permit the increased throughput of traffic (in some places it is unavoidable, to afford better sighting of signals obscured by overhead electrical gear); [...]."
Etymology
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈθɹu.pʊt/
- British English: /ˈθɹuː.pʊt/