Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

weathering steel

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.96 in modern English

Syllables: weath-er-ing s-teel
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

4

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of a group of steel alloys developed to eliminate the need for painting, forming a stable rust-like appearance if exposed to the weather for a long period.

Countable; Uncountable

Usage

Inflected Forms

weathering steels (plural)

Questions

What does weathering steel mean?: Any of a group of steel alloys developed to eliminate the need for painting, forming a stable rust-like appearance if exposed to the weather for a long period.

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