Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

residual air

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.51 in modern English

Syllables
resid-u-al air
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

That portion of air which cannot be expelled by the most violent efforts from the lungs.

Uncountable

Usage

Questions

What does residual air mean?
That portion of air which cannot be expelled by the most violent efforts from the lungs.

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