Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

buc

/bˈʌk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.13 in modern English

Syllables: buc
IPA: /bˈʌk/

7

Scrabble Score

3

Letters

1

Syllables

3

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Abbreviation of block upconverter.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"On the transmit side, there would need to be an upconverter and a high-power amplifier; if the transmit power required is less than about 10W, then it is possible to obtain both functions within what is called a block-upconverter (BUC)."
"The BUC is a relatively low-cost method to provide two otherwise expensive network functions."
"Modern BUC units convert from the L-band to C-band, Ku-band, and Ka-band."

Usage

Inflected Forms

BUCs (plural)

Rhymes With

fuck luck stuck truck struck suck duck chuck buck puck tuck snuck

Questions

How do you pronounce buc?: The recorded pronunciation is /bˈʌk/.
What does buc mean?: Abbreviation of block upconverter.

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