steeler

steel

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [steel]
- /stil/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [steel]
- /stil/

Definitions of steeler word

noun steeler any of various modified forms of iron, artificially produced, having a carbon content less than that of pig iron and more than that of wrought iron, and having qualities of hardness, elasticity, and strength varying according to composition and heat treatment: generally categorized as having a high, medium, or low-carbon content. 1
noun steeler a thing or things made of this metal. 1
noun steeler a flat strip of this metal used for stiffening, especially in corsets; stay. 1
noun steeler a bar of this metal that has one end formed to hold a bit for driving through rock. 1
noun steeler steels, stocks or bonds of companies producing this metal. 1
noun steeler a sword. 1

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Origin of steeler

First appearance:

before 900

One of the 4% oldest English words

before 900; (noun) Middle English stele, Old English (north) stēle; cognate with Dutch staal, German Stahl, Old Norse stāl; (v.) Middle English stelen, Old English styled edged with steel, derivative of the noun

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Parts of speech for Steeler

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steeler popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 100% 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".

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