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dvorak

Dvo·řák
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [dvawr-zhahk, -zhak; Czech dvaw-rzhahk]
    • /ˈdvɔr ʒɑk, -ʒæk; Czech ˈdvɔ rʒɑk/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [dvawr-zhahk, -zhak; Czech dvaw-rzhahk]
    • /ˈdvɔr ʒɑk, -ʒæk; Czech ˈdvɔ rʒɑk/

Definitions of dvorak word

  • noun dvorak Antonín [ahn-taw-nyeen] /ˈɑn tɔ nyin/ (Show IPA), 1841–1904, Czech composer. 1
  • noun Definition of dvorak in Technology (hardware)   A configuration of (computer) keyboard keys arranged to increase the speed and ease of typing over the normal qwerty layout; the most common characters (for English) have been put on the home row. The standard Dvorak International layout is: `~ 1! [email protected] 3# 4% 5^ 6^ 7& 8* 9( 0) [\{ ]} \\| '" ,< .> p y f g c r l /? += a o e u i d h t n s -_ ;: q j k x b m w v z [Do other Dvorak-like layout standards exist for other languages?] 1
  • noun dvorak Antonín (ˈantɔnjiːn), sometimes known as Anton. 1841–1904, Czech composer, much of whose work reflects the influence of folk music. His best-known work is the Symphony No. 9 From the New World (1893) 0
  • noun dvorak ˈAn‧to‧nín (ˈɑntɔnɪn ) ; änˈtônin) 1841-1904; Czech composer 0
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Origin of dvorak

First appearance:

before 1930
One of the 10% newest English words
1930-35; named after its inventor, August Dvorak, U.S. educational psychologist and professor of education (1894-1975)

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dvorak popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 6% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Related words

  • dvorak keyboard

    a keyboard designed to facilitate typing speed by having the most frequently used characters on the home row, with all the vowels on the left side.

  • qwerty

    of or relating to a keyboard having the keys in traditional typewriter arrangement, with the letters q, w, e, r, t, and y being the first six of the top row of alphabetic characters, starting from the left side.
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