Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

analytical engine

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.70 in modern English

Syllables: an-a-lyt-i-cal engine
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

16

Letters

5

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A mechanical general-purpose computer, designed by Charles Babbage but never built.

Example Sentences

""It is an analytical engine, or, to use the more common term, a calculating machine, as you say," assented the inventor."

Inflected Forms

analytical engines (plural)

Questions

What does analytical engine mean?: A mechanical general-purpose computer, designed by Charles Babbage but never built.

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