breathalyzer

Breath·a·lyz·er

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [breth-uh-lahy-zer]
- /ˈbrɛθ əˌlaɪ zər/
- /ˈbreθ.əl.aɪz.ər/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [breth-uh-lahy-zer]
- /ˈbrɛθ əˌlaɪ zər/

Definitions of breathalyzer word

countable noun breathalyzer A Breathalyzer is a bag or electronic device that the police use to test whether a driver has drunk too much alcohol. 3
noun breathalyzer a device that tests exhaled breath to indicate the amount of alcohol in the body or blood 3
noun breathalyzer such a device 3
noun breathalyzer device that measures alcohol in breath 1
noun breathalyzer A device that measures alcohol in expired air so as to estimate the concentration of alcohol in a person's blood; used by traffic police in cases of suspected driving while under the influence of alcohol. 0

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breathalyzer popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 37% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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