sherardize

sher·ard·ize

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [sher-er-dahyz]
- /ˈʃɛr ərˌdaɪz/
- /ʃˈerədˌaɪz/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [sher-er-dahyz]
- /ˈʃɛr ərˌdaɪz/

Definitions of sherardize word

verb with object sherardize to coat (steel) with a thin cladding of zinc by heating in a mixture of sand and powdered zinc. 1
verb sherardize to coat (iron or steel) with zinc by heating in a container with zinc dust or (of iron or steel) to be coated in this way 0

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Origin of sherardize

First appearance:

before 1900

One of the 17% newest English words

1900-05; after Sherard Cowper Coles (died 1936), English inventor; see -ize

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Parts of speech for Sherardize

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Sherardize

sherardize popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 37% 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.

sherardize usage trend in Literature

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