Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

water frame

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.53 in modern English

Syllables: wa-ter frame
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A water-powered spinning machine, especially of the kind invented by British industrialist Richard Arkwright.

Example Sentences

"The water-frame itself, built in units of 1,000 spindles, created the first pure English cotton cloth."

Inflected Forms

water frames (plural)

Questions

What does water frame mean?: A water-powered spinning machine, especially of the kind invented by British industrialist Richard Arkwright.

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