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whatman paper

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.51 in modern English

Syllables
what-man -pa-per
IPA
24
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A fine quality of English paper, with fine or coarse grain, used for etchings, engravings, etc.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

The paper was created by papermaker James Whatman the Elder (1702–1759).

Usage

Inflected Forms

Whatman papers (plural)

Questions

What does whatman paper mean?
A fine quality of English paper, with fine or coarse grain, used for etchings, engravings, etc.
Where does whatman paper come from?
The paper was created by papermaker James Whatman the Elder (1702–1759).

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