Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

geometric lathe

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.83 in modern English

Syllables: ge-o-met-ric lathe
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

4

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A lathe that was used for engraving banknotes and postage stamps with complicated patterns of interlacing lines, designed against forgery.

Inflected Forms

geometric lathes (plural)

Synonyms

cycloidal engine

Questions

What does geometric lathe mean?: A lathe that was used for engraving banknotes and postage stamps with complicated patterns of interlacing lines, designed against forgery.

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