clean room

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [kleen room, roo m]
- /klin rum, rʊm/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [kleen room, roo m]
- /klin rum, rʊm/

Definitions of clean room words

noun clean room an environment, typically used in manufacturing or scientific research, in which environmental contaminants are kept to an absolute minimum 3
noun clean room any of various environments, as a room, designed to produce and maintain an atmosphere almost 100% free of contaminants such as dust, pollen, or bacteria: used in the assembly of spacecraft, in hospitals, etc. 3
noun clean room a room in which contaminants such as dust are reduced to a very low level by special procedures so that operations such as the manufacture and assembly of delicate equipment or the manipulation of biological materials can be performed effectively. 1
noun clean room room that is free of dust and dirt 1
noun clean room laboratory: sterile environment 1
noun clean room Alternative form of cleanroom. 0

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Origin of clean room

First appearance:

before 1960

One of the 3% newest English words

An Americanism dating back to 1960-65

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Parts of speech for Clean room

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adverb

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clean room popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 36% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 54% 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.

clean room usage trend in Literature

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