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e-cigarette

e-cig·a·rette
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [ee sig-uh-ret, sig-uh-ret]
    • /i ˌsɪg əˈrɛt, ˈsɪg əˌrɛt/
    • /iː-sɪgəˈret/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ee sig-uh-ret, sig-uh-ret]
    • /i ˌsɪg əˈrɛt, ˈsɪg əˌrɛt/

Definitions of e-cigarette word

  • noun e-cigarette a device used to simulate the experience of smoking, having a cartridge with a heater that vaporizes liquid nicotine instead of burning tobacco. 1
  • countable noun e-cigarette An e-cigarette is a hand-held object that some people use to simulate the effect of smoking. E-cigarette is an abbreviation for 'electronic cigarette'. 0
  • noun e-cigarette a handheld electronic vaporizer which dispenses inhalable nicotine, used to simulate the effect of smoking 0

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Origin of e-cigarette

First appearance:

before 2005
One of the 1% newest English words
2005-10; e-2 (electronic) + cigarette

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for E-cigarette

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

e-cigarette popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 90% 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".

Top questions with e-cigarette

  • what is e-cigarette?
  • how does an e-cigarette work?

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