Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

concept car

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.69 in modern English

Syllables: con-cep-t -car
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An automobile which is not available for retail sale and which is usually only a mock-up having limited functionality, but which may be displayed at auto shows to represent design ideas under consideration for future vehicles.

Example Sentences

"On the auto show circuit, concept cars lend excitement to the more down-to-earth models on the platform next door, the ones actually available for purchase."
"Introduced as a concept car in early 2007, the Volt is a next-generation hybrid, a plug-in."

Inflected Forms

concept cars (plural)

Questions

What does concept car mean?: An automobile which is not available for retail sale and which is usually only a mock-up having limited functionality, but which may be displayed at auto shows to represent design ideas under consideration for future vehicles.

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