Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

battleship-shaped curve

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.09 in modern English

Syllables: bat-tle-ship-shaped curve
IPA

39

Scrabble Score

21

Letters

4

Syllables

14

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A two-dimensional region with parallel sides and pointed ends, usually representing the emergence and later disappearance of an entity in a graph over time.

Etymology

From the resemblance to the outline of a battleship, as seen from above.

Inflected Forms

battleship-shaped curves (plural) battleship curve (alternative)

Questions

What does battleship-shaped curve mean?: A two-dimensional region with parallel sides and pointed ends, usually representing the emergence and later disappearance of an entity in a graph over time.
Where does battleship-shaped curve come from?: From the resemblance to the outline of a battleship, as seen from above.

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