Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ben day

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.67 in modern English

Syllables: ben -day
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A printing and photoengraving technique dating from the late 19th century, involving coloured dots or some other simple repeating pattern, spaced or overlapping, to produce more complex mixed colours.

Example Sentences

"the Ben Day process; Ben Day dots"

Etymology

Named after illustrator and printer Benjamin Henry Day Jr.

Derived Forms

benday

Questions

What does ben day mean?: A printing and photoengraving technique dating from the late 19th century, involving coloured dots or some other simple repeating pattern, spaced or overlapping, to produce more complex mixed colours.
Where does ben day come from?: Named after illustrator and printer Benjamin Henry Day Jr.

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