Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
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- [min-ee-mil]
- /ˈmɪn iˌmɪl/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [min-ee-mil]
- /ˈmɪn iˌmɪl/
Definitions of minimill word
- noun minimill a small mill or manufacturing plant, especially a steel plant that utilizes electric furnaces to melt down scrap for producing its products. 1
- noun minimill (business) A small mill, especially a steel mill using electric-arc furnaces only for steelmaking. 1
- noun minimill a small mill, esp one manufacturing sheet steel from scrap metal 0
- noun minimill a relatively small type of steel mill using, as raw material, scrap melted in an electric furnace rather than iron ore smelted in a blast furnace 0
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Origin of minimill
First appearance:
before 1970 One of the 2% newest English words
First recorded in 1970-75; mini- + mill1
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Minimill
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
minimill popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 65% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 53% 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.
minimill usage trend in Literature
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