Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

skybox

/skˈaɪbˌɑks/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.36 in modern English

Syllables: sky-box
IPA: /skˈaɪbˌɑks/

22

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A seating area for VIPs in a stadium.

noun

A cube with textures on its inner faces, used to simulate the sky or similar backdrop around a three-dimensional playfield.

Example Sentences

"When Aislyn showed up at the rally with her ticket, she and her friends and parents all got quickly ushered over to a fancy-looking private entrance and up to an even fancier luxury skybox."
"Thankfully, tools have been created to assist in the skybox creation process."
"To ensure consistent sizing for all images, you should give each image in the skybox the same pixel width and height dimensions."

Etymology

From sky + box.

Inflected Forms

skyboxes (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

skydome

Synonyms

luxury box

Questions

How do you pronounce skybox?: The recorded pronunciation is /skˈaɪbˌɑks/.
What does skybox mean?: A seating area for VIPs in a stadium.
Where does skybox come from?: From sky + box.

How to pronounce skybox

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