Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

rankine

/ɹˈæŋkˌaɪn/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.53 in modern English

Syllables
rank-ine
IPA
/ɹˈæŋkˌaɪn/
11
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

Phrases

degree Rankine Rankine cycle Rankine-Hugoniot condition Rankine-Hugoniot equation Rankine-Hugoniot jump condition Rankine-Hugoniot relation Rankine scale

Questions

How do you pronounce rankine?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɹˈæŋkˌaɪn/.
What does rankine mean?
a Scottish and Northern Irish surname, variant of Rankin

How to pronounce rankine

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