Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hollow-fiber

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.70 in modern English

Syllables: hol-low--fiber
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Alternative form of hollowfibre.

noun

Alternative form of hollowfibre.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"The total surface area of a hollow-fiber bioreactor varies in the range of 0.5–3.5 m2."
"The hollow-fiber configuration is most commonly used in microfiltration and ultrafiltration UF membranes. Hollow-fiber filaments have been produced for the textile industry for a long time."
"UF modules are commercially available in tubular, hollow-fiber, plate and frame, and spiral-wound configurations. Among them, hollow-fiber membrane is most frequently seen in water treatment."

Usage

Inflected Forms

hollow-fibers (plural)

Questions

What does hollow-fiber mean?: Alternative form of hollowfibre.

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