Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

black match

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.96 in modern English

Syllables: black- -match
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A pyrotechnic fuse consisting of a cotton string, coated with black powder.

Example Sentences

"The burning of quick match is an example of propagative (i.e., pressure-driven) burning, whereas the burning of black match is described as parallel burning (see burn type, pyrotechnic)."

Inflected Forms

black matches (plural) blackmatch (alternative)

Questions

What does black match mean?: A pyrotechnic fuse consisting of a cotton string, coated with black powder.

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