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- [string]
- /strɪŋ/
- /strɪŋ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [string]
- /strɪŋ/
Definitions of strings word
- noun strings a slender cord or thick thread used for binding or tying; line. 1
- noun strings something resembling a cord or thread. 1
- noun strings 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 strings a narrow strip of flexible material, as cloth or leather, for tying parts together: the strings of a bonnet. 1
- noun strings 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 strings 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 strings
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 Strings
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pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
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strings 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".
strings usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for strings
noun strings
- command — If someone in authority commands you to do something, they tell you that you must do it.
- containment — Containment is the action or policy of keeping another country's power or area of control within acceptable limits or boundaries.
- control — Control of an organization, place, or system is the power to make all the important decisions about the way that it is run.
- dealings — Someone's dealings with a person or organization are the relations that they have with them or the business that they do with them.
- domination — an act or instance of dominating.
verb strings
- mortises — Plural form of mortise.
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