Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

metal detector

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.68 in modern English

Syllables: met-al de-tec-tor
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A hand-held device that uses electromagnetic induction to detect buried metal.

noun

A metal-detecting device, incorporated into a full-body scanner structure, through which people pass, used to detect certain concealed weapons and certain contraband.

Etymology

metal + detector

Inflected Forms

metal detectors (plural)

Phrases

metal detectorist metal detecting

Frequently Paired Words

detectorist metal detecting

Questions

What does metal detector mean?: A hand-held device that uses electromagnetic induction to detect buried metal.
Where does metal detector come from?: metal + detector

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