Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

xlr

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.28 in modern English

Syllables: xlr
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

3

Letters

1

Syllables

3

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A kind of electrical connector, circular and having between three and seven pins, primarily used with professional audiovisual and stage lighting equipment.

adj

Initialism of extra long range.

adj

Abbreviation of X-chromosome linked recessive.

Example Sentences

"Larger snake cables often have elaborate multipin connectors that lead to either a group of XLRs or a metal box with a group of chassis-mounted XLRs."

Etymology

From a part number prefix from the 1950s.

Inflected Forms

XLRs (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

ULR ELR LR ER MR SR

Questions

What does xlr mean?: A kind of electrical connector, circular and having between three and seven pins, primarily used with professional audiovisual and stage lighting equipment.
Where does xlr come from?: From a part number prefix from the 1950s.

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