Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [bloh-toob, -tyoob]
- /ˈbloʊˌtub, -ˌtyub/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [bloh-toob, -tyoob]
- /ˈbloʊˌtub, -ˌtyub/
Definitions of blowtube word
- noun blowtube a tube used for blowing air or oxygen into a flame to intensify its heat 3
- noun blowtube blowpipe (sense 2) 3
- abbreviation BLOWTUBE blowgun 3
- abbreviation BLOWTUBE blowgun. 1
- noun blowtube blowpipe (def 2). 1
- noun blowtube A blowpipe (used in metallurgy, etc.). 0
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Origin of blowtube
First appearance:
before 1870 One of the 26% newest English words
First recorded in 1870-75; blow2 + tube
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Parts of speech for Blowtube
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
blowtube popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 42% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
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