Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

acorn tube

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.06 in modern English

Syllables: acorn -tube
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A kind of vacuum tube with a glass cap at one end.

Etymology

From the resemblance of the glass cap to the cup of an acorn.

Inflected Forms

acorn tubes (plural)

Synonyms

acorn valve

Questions

What does acorn tube mean?: A kind of vacuum tube with a glass cap at one end.
Where does acorn tube come from?: From the resemblance of the glass cap to the cup of an acorn.

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