Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ball clay

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.22 in modern English

Syllables: bal-l -clay
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A type of clay that commonly consists of 20-80% kaolinite, 10-25% mica, and 6-65% quartz.

Uncountable

Etymology

Clay of this kind found in Dorset and Devon, England, used to be cut into balls that weighed 30 pounds.

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

ball clays (plural)

Questions

What does ball clay mean?: A type of clay that commonly consists of 20-80% kaolinite, 10-25% mica, and 6-65% quartz.
Where does ball clay come from?: Clay of this kind found in Dorset and Devon, England, used to be cut into balls that weighed 30 pounds.

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