Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

marching ants

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.47 in modern English

Syllables: march-ing ants
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

2

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An animated dotted line indicating which portion of an image is currently selected.

noun

An animated map of the positions of racecars on a racetrack.

Example Sentences

"The leaderboard section displays live-time action with a “marching ants” graphic displaying car numbers and positions when cars are on track, along with a complete speed chart."
"I'm mainly looking at timing and scoring. We call them the 'marching ants' as the cars go around the track."
"This is what they call a 'marching ants' display, where every vehicle displays on a Google Earth map."

Etymology

From the ant-like appearance of the moving dots.

Synonyms

marquee

Questions

What does marching ants mean?: An animated dotted line indicating which portion of an image is currently selected.
Where does marching ants come from?: From the ant-like appearance of the moving dots.

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