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high-octane

high-oc·tane
H h

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [hahy ok-teyn]
    • /haɪ ˈɒk teɪn/
    • /haɪ ˈɒk.teɪn/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [hahy ok-teyn]
    • /haɪ ˈɒk teɪn/

Definitions of high-octane word

  • adjective high-octane noting a gasoline with a relatively high octane number, characterized by high efficiency and freedom from knock. 1
  • adjective high-octane Informal. forceful or intense; dynamic; high-powered: high-octane efforts to obliterate the competition. 1
  • adjective high-octane You can use high-octane to emphasize that something is very exciting or intense. 0
  • adjective high-octane (of petrol) having a high octane number 0
  • adjective high-octane dynamic, forceful, or intense 0
  • adjective high-octane designating or of a gasoline, fuel mixture, etc. having an octane number higher than normal 0

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Origin of high-octane

First appearance:

before 1930
One of the 10% newest English words
First recorded in 1930-35

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Parts of speech for High-octane

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

high-octane popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 29% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data about 71% 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.

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