Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

frippertronics

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: frip-pertron-ics
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A system consisting of two reel-to-reel tape recorders linked to each other so that sounds can be mixed with a delay.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"It was, its maker mused, intended to be the first installment of a trilogy of records, each one dedicated to a different aspect of Frippertronics."

Etymology

From Fripp + -tronics, named after its inventor Robert Fripp (1946–); coined by Joanna Walton, Fripp's poet girlfriend in the late 1970s.

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does frippertronics mean?: A system consisting of two reel-to-reel tape recorders linked to each other so that sounds can be mixed with a delay.
Where does frippertronics come from?: From Fripp + -tronics, named after its inventor Robert Fripp (1946–); coined by Joanna Walton, Fripp's poet girlfriend in the late 1970s.

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