Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

belshazzar

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.73 in modern English

Syllables: bels-haz-zar
IPA

33

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Alternative form of Balthazar.

noun

An early kind of overhead projector.

Dated

Example Sentences

"A projector of such unusual design as the Belshazzar is a type unto itself. Whilst it projects transparencies […]"
"Some 20 years ago , Aldis introduced the Belshazzar, but it was before its time […]"
"A certain British projecting device, called a Belshazzar, is used in teaching and lecturing to cast on a screen or wall whatever is depicted on its transparent table."

Usage

Dated

Inflected Forms

Belshazzars (plural)

Derived Forms

Belshazzaresque Belshazzarian

Questions

What does belshazzar mean?: Alternative form of Balthazar.

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