Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

snr

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.83 in modern English

Syllables: snr
IPA

3

Scrabble Score

3

Letters

1

Syllables

3

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

signal-to-noise ratio

noun

supernova remnant

noun

Initialism of Single Number Rating, a measure of the efficacy of hearing protection.

adj

Abbreviation of senior; a title used after a father's name when his son is given the same name.

British usage

Example Sentences

"His father, Barack Obama Snr, was a visiting foreign student at university in Hawaii where he met and married Ann Dunham, the corn-fed product of Kansas parents, who was also studying at the college."
"Ricky Hatton's ex-coach Floyd Mayweather Snr believes it is inevitable the former world champion will be forced into making a ring comeback."

Usage

British usage

Inflected Forms

SNRs (plural) Sr (alternative) Sr. (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

SN Jnr

Questions

What does snr mean?: signal-to-noise ratio

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