Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

down tube

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.35 in modern English

Syllables: down -tube
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A tube in the bicycle frame that connects the bottom bracket shell to the head tube.

Inflected Forms

down tubes (plural) downtube (alternative)

Questions

What does down tube mean?: A tube in the bicycle frame that connects the bottom bracket shell to the head tube.

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