tuyere

tu·yère

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [twee-yair, too-, tweer; French ty-yer]
- /twiˈyɛər, tu-, twɪər; French tüˈyɛr/
- /twiːˈjɛə/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [twee-yair, too-, tweer; French ty-yer]
- /twiˈyɛər, tu-, twɪər; French tüˈyɛr/

Definitions of tuyere word

noun plural tuyere an opening through which the blast of air enters a blast furnace, cupola, forge, or the like, to facilitate combustion. 1
noun tuyere water-cooled nozzle through which air is blown into a cupola, blast furnace, or forge 0
noun tuyere a water-cooled nozzle through which air is blown into a cupola, blast furnace, or forge 0
noun tuyere the pipe or nozzle through which air is forced into a blast furnace, forge, etc. 0

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Origin of tuyere

First appearance:

before 1665

One of the 47% oldest English words

1665-75; < French, derivative of tuyau pipe < Germanic

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Parts of speech for Tuyere

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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tuyere popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 43% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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