Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

imhoff tank

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.93 in modern English

Syllables: imhof-f -tank
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A chamber for the reception and processing of sewage, divided into an upper chamber for sedimentation and a lower chamber in which the sludge is collected and digested.

Etymology

Named for German engineer Karl Imhoff (1876–1965).

Inflected Forms

Imhoff tanks (plural)

Questions

What does imhoff tank mean?: A chamber for the reception and processing of sewage, divided into an upper chamber for sedimentation and a lower chamber in which the sludge is collected and digested.
Where does imhoff tank come from?: Named for German engineer Karl Imhoff (1876–1965).

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