Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

eniac

/ˈɛniæk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.78 in modern English

Syllables: eni-ac
IPA: /ˈɛniæk/

7

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

3

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Initialism of Electronic Numerical Integrator and Computer, one of the first electronic digital computers.

Example Sentences

"The first problem assigned to the first working electronic digital computer in the world was the hydrogen bomb. […] The ENIAC ran a first rough version of the thermonuclear calculations for six weeks in December 1945 and January 1946."

Derived Forms

MONIAC

Questions

How do you pronounce eniac?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɛniæk/.
What does eniac mean?: Initialism of Electronic Numerical Integrator and Computer, one of the first electronic digital computers.

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