Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

downhole

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.91 in modern English

Syllables: down-hole
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Located in the drilled bore of an oil well either underground or undersea.

Example Sentences

"In the work over, part of the new "string" was a down-hole titanium gauge."
"Pressure readings are taken downhole next to the feed zone and the total flow is measured on the surface using a separator."

Etymology

Etymology tree English down- Proto-Germanic *hulaz Proto-Germanic *hulą Proto-West Germanic *hol Old English hol Middle English hole English hole English downhole From down- + hole.

Inflected Forms

down-hole (alternative) downholes (plural)

Questions

What does downhole mean?: Located in the drilled bore of an oil well either underground or undersea.
Where does downhole come from?: Etymology tree English down- Proto-Germanic *hulaz Proto-Germanic *hulą Proto-West Germanic *hol Old English hol Middle English hole English hole English downhole From down- + hole.

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