Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

shale shaker

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.10 in modern English

Syllables: shale shak-er
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A component of drilling equipment used to remove large solids (cuttings) from the drilling fluid ("mud").

Inflected Forms

shale shakers (plural)

Questions

What does shale shaker mean?: A component of drilling equipment used to remove large solids (cuttings) from the drilling fluid ("mud").

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