Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pencilbeam

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
pen-cil-beam
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A narrow beam of light that does not spread out.

Etymology

From pencil + beam.

Inflected Forms

pencilbeams (plural)

Questions

What does pencilbeam mean?
A narrow beam of light that does not spread out.
Where does pencilbeam come from?
From pencil + beam.

How to pronounce pencilbeam

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