Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

van de graaff

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.01 in modern English

Syllables: van de -graaff
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Ellipsis of Van de Graaff generator.

Example Sentences

"One time we tried to make a Van de Graaff, which is something you touch that makes your hair static. It was pretty entertaining because we couldn’t do it!"

Inflected Forms

Van de Graaffs (plural)

Questions

What does van de graaff mean?: Ellipsis of Van de Graaff generator.

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