Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

typebar

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: type-bar
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

In some typewriters, an arm actuated by pressing the keys that carried the type to strike the ribbon to form a letter.

Example Sentences

"The speedy, well-engineered Underwood was eventually so successful that within a couple of decades, the vast majority of typewriters followed its model: They were single-shift, frontstroke, typebar typewriters with four-bank QWERTY keyboards, inked by a ribbon."

Etymology

From type + bar.

Inflected Forms

typebars (plural)

Questions

What does typebar mean?: In some typewriters, an arm actuated by pressing the keys that carried the type to strike the ribbon to form a letter.
Where does typebar come from?: From type + bar.

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