Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

self-recording

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.44 in modern English

Syllables: self--record-ing
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of an instrument: capable of automatically recording its measurements.

Example Sentences

"Detailed records are kept of the strains imposed on the bridge by the violent gales that frequently sweep the firth, and a self-recording wind gauge is fixed on the top of the tower."

Etymology

From self- + recording.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: self

Questions

What does self-recording mean?: Of an instrument: capable of automatically recording its measurements.
Where does self-recording come from?: From self- + recording.

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