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- [string]
- /strɪŋ/
- /strɪŋ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [string]
- /strɪŋ/
Definitions of string word
- noun string a slender cord or thick thread used for binding or tying; line. 1
- noun string something resembling a cord or thread. 1
- noun string Also called cosmic string. Physics. a mathematical entity used to represent elementary particles, as gravitons, quarks, or leptons, in terms of a small but finite stringlike object existing in the four dimensions of spacetime and in additional, hypothetical, spacelike dimensions. The theory of such objects (string theory) avoids the many mathematical difficulties that arise from treating particles as points. 1
- noun string a narrow strip of flexible material, as cloth or leather, for tying parts together: the strings of a bonnet. 1
- noun string a necklace consisting of a number of beads, pearls, or the like threaded or strung on a cord; strand: She wore a double string of pearls. 1
- noun string any series of things arranged or connected in a line or following closely one after another: a string of islands; a string of questions. 1
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Origin of string
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; (noun) Middle English string, streng, Old English streng; cognate with Dutch streng, German Strang; akin to Latin stringere to bind; (v.) late Middle English stringen to string a bow, derivative of the noun
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Parts of speech for String
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pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
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string popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% 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".
string usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for string
noun string
- autocade — a procession or parade of automobiles; motorcade.
- bandeau — a narrow band of ribbon, velvet, etc, worn round the head
- barratry — (formerly) the vexatious stirring up of quarrels or bringing of lawsuits
- carcanet — a jewelled collar or necklace
- catena — a connected series, esp of patristic comments on the Bible
verb string
- co-ordinate — If you co-ordinate an activity, you organize the various people and things involved in it.
- concatenate — to link or join together, esp in a chain or series
- fasten — to attach firmly or securely in place; fix securely to something else.
- gluing — a hard, impure, protein gelatin, obtained by boiling skins, hoofs, and other animal substances in water, that when melted or diluted is a strong adhesive.
- hook up — a curved or angular piece of metal or other hard substance for catching, pulling, holding, or suspending something.
Top questions with string
- what is ag string?
- how to string a guitar?
- what is string theory?
- how to string a lacrosse head?
- how to cook string beans?
- how to string a fishing pole?
- what is a g string?
- how to make string bracelets?
- how to do string art?
- how to string a recurve bow?
- how to make string in minecraft?
- how many string on a guitar?
- how to string an acoustic guitar?
- how to print a string in c?
- what is the string theory?
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