Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gravity knife

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.00 in modern English

Syllables
grav-i-ty knife
IPA
26
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A type of knife that with the press of a button, allows the blade to drop out of the handle, and then quickly opened up full, for quick use, also allowing it to be flicked open with a flick of the wrist.

noun

A type of knife that with the press of a button, allows the blade to drop out of the handle, and then quickly opened up full, for quick use, also allowing it to be flicked open with a flick of the wrist.

Etymology

From gravity + knife. From being a folding knife that could be opened by allowing gravity to draw out the blade.

Inflected Forms

gravity knives (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

button lock flick knife switchblade butterfly knife spring knife

Questions

What does gravity knife mean?
A type of knife that with the press of a button, allows the blade to drop out of the handle, and then quickly opened up full, for quick use, also allowing it to be flicked open with a flick of the wrist.
Where does gravity knife come from?
From gravity + knife. From being a folding knife that could be opened by allowing gravity to draw out the blade.

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