boil off

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [boil awf, of]
- /bɔɪl ɔf, ɒf/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [boil awf, of]
- /bɔɪl ɔf, ɒf/

Definitions of boil off words

verb boil off to remove or be removed (from) by boiling 3
noun boil off liquified gases removed from a substance through evaporation 3
noun boil off the act or an instance of boiling. 1
noun boil off the state or condition of boiling: He brought a kettle of water to a boil. 1
noun boil off an area of agitated, swirling, bubbling water, as part of a rapids. 1
noun boil off Also called blow. Civil Engineering. an unwanted flow of water and solid matter into an excavation, due to excessive outside water pressure. 1

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Origin of boil off

First appearance:

before 1955

One of the 4% newest English words

First recorded in 1955-60; noun use of verb phrase boil off

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Parts of speech for Boil off

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Boil off

boil off popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 39% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 53% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

boil off usage trend in Literature

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