Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pentium

/ˈpɛnti.əm/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.76 in modern English

Syllables: pen-tium
IPA: /ˈpɛnti.əm/

11

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A CPU chip designed and manufactured by Intel, successor to the 486 chip, introduced in 1993.

noun

A computer having a Pentium processor.

Example Sentences

"Given the usual Pentium-level processors now commonly available and the amount of memory these systems typically contain, the program we have developed can deal (optimally) with object set sizes in the lower teen’s, but even this requires the capability of Fortran90 to allocate very large arrays dynamically (and inform the user whether sufficient memory exists on the system to solve the problem of the size being requested)."

Etymology

From pent- (“five”) + -ium.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: pent
Suffix: ium

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈpɛnti.əm/
British English: /ˈpɛntɪəm/

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Computing.

Inflected Forms

Pentiums (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce pentium?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈpɛnti.əm/.
What does pentium mean?: A CPU chip designed and manufactured by Intel, successor to the 486 chip, introduced in 1993.
Where does pentium come from?: From pent- (“five”) + -ium.

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