Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

chipboard

/tʃˈɪpbˌɔɹd/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.86 in modern English

Syllables: chip-board
IPA: /tʃˈɪpbˌɔɹd/

19

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A building material made from wood chips compressed and bound with synthetic resin.

Australian usage; New Zealand usage; British usage; Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From chip + board.

Usage

Inflected Forms

chipboards (plural)

Derived Forms

hardboard

Frequently Paired Words

fibreboard plywood

Synonyms

particle board hardboard

Rhymes With

clipboard shipboard

Questions

How do you pronounce chipboard?: The recorded pronunciation is /tʃˈɪpbˌɔɹd/.
What does chipboard mean?: A building material made from wood chips compressed and bound with synthetic resin.
Where does chipboard come from?: From chip + board.

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