Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

block model

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.69 in modern English

Syllables: block- -mod-el
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A scale model of a ship to be built, showing the vessel's water line.

noun

A simplified model of a ship with flat sides.

noun

A model of a network made by dividing it into blocks

Example Sentences

"...the young shipwright is next desired to prepare a block model to the timbers, which, if correctly proportioned, will displace water equal to the weight of the vessel..."
"To show more clearly the relation of the block model to that of the actual ship, I have selected No. 4 in the Table..."
"No attempt in this direction has, as yet, met with the general favour which Dr. Kirk's block model analysis has secured."

Inflected Forms

block models (plural)

Phrases

water-line model

Frequently Paired Words

water-line model

Questions

What does block model mean?: A scale model of a ship to be built, showing the vessel's water line.

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