Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hot shoe

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.19 in modern English

Syllables
hot shoe
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A fixture on a camera to which a separate flash unit may be attached, equipped with an electrical connection which transmits the firing signal from the camera to the flash.

Inflected Forms

hot shoes (plural)

Phrases

accessory shoe cold shoe

Frequently Paired Words

accessory shoe cold shoe

Questions

What does hot shoe mean?
A fixture on a camera to which a separate flash unit may be attached, equipped with an electrical connection which transmits the firing signal from the camera to the flash.

How to pronounce hot shoe

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