Transcription
-
- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
-
- [kahr-bahyd, -bid]
- /ˈkɑr baɪd, -bɪd/
- /ˈkɑːbaɪd/
-
- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
-
- [kahr-bahyd, -bid]
- /ˈkɑr baɪd, -bɪd/
Definitions of carbide word
- noun carbide a binary compound of carbon with a more electropositive element 3
- noun carbide a solid compound of an element, usually a metal, with carbon; esp., calcium carbide 3
- noun carbide a compound of carbon with a more electropositive element or group. 1
- noun carbide calcium carbide. 1
- noun carbide a very hard mixture of sintered carbides of various heavy metals, especially tungsten carbide, used for cutting edges and dies. 1
- noun carbide A binary compound of carbon with an element of lower or comparable electronegativity. 1
Information block about the term
Origin of carbide
First appearance:
before 1860 One of the 29% newest English words
First recorded in 1860-65; carb- + -ide
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Carbide
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
carbide popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 94% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
carbide usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerTop questions with carbide
- what is tungsten carbide?
- what is carbide?
- how much is a tungsten carbide ring worth?
- where to buy calcium carbide?
- what is calcium carbide?
- what is scrap carbide worth?
- where to find carbide?
- how is calcium carbide made?
- what is the melting point of tungsten carbide?
- how durable is tungsten carbide?
- where to buy carbide for lamps?
- what is a carbide lamp?
- how to sharpen carbide tipped saw blades?
- how to sharpen a carbide tip saw blade?
- how to make calcium carbide?
See also
Matching words
- Words starting with c
- Words starting with ca
- Words starting with car
- Words starting with carb
- Words starting with carbi
- Words starting with carbid
- Words starting with carbide