tennis ball

ten·nis ball

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [ten-is bawl]
- /ˈtɛn ɪs bɔl/
- /ˈten.ɪs bɔːl/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [ten-is bawl]
- /ˈtɛn ɪs bɔl/

Definitions of tennis ball words

noun tennis ball a hollow ball used in tennis, made of rubber with a fuzzy covering of woven Dacron, nylon, or wool. 1
noun tennis ball rubber ball used in tennis 1
noun tennis ball a hollow rubber ball covered with felt, used in tennis 0

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Origin of tennis ball

First appearance:

before 1400

One of the 24% oldest English words

late Middle English word dating back to 1400-50

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Parts of speech for Tennis ball

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Tennis ball

tennis ball popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 42% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 59% 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.

tennis ball usage trend in Literature

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