Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cutterhead

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.31 in modern English

Syllables: cut-ter-head
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A rotating cylindrical cutting tool located at the head of a drill, boring machine, or the like.

Example Sentences

"The cutterhead, weighing 160 tonnes and with a ten-metre diameter, was moved by road in September."

Etymology

From cutter + head.

Inflected Forms

cutterheads (plural)

Questions

What does cutterhead mean?: A rotating cylindrical cutting tool located at the head of a drill, boring machine, or the like.
Where does cutterhead come from?: From cutter + head.

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