oil slick

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [oil slik]
- /ɔɪl slɪk/
- /ɔɪl slɪk/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [oil slik]
- /ɔɪl slɪk/

Definitions of oil slick words

noun oil slick a smooth area on the surface of water caused by the presence of oil. 1
noun oil slick layer of spilt oil 1
countable noun oil slick An oil slick is a layer of oil that is floating on the sea or on a lake because it has accidentally come out of a ship or container. 0
noun oil slick a mass of floating oil covering an area of water, esp oil that has leaked or been discharged from a ship 0
noun oil slick a layer of oil, esp. one floating on water and forming a smooth area 0

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Origin of oil slick

First appearance:

before 1885

One of the 21% newest English words

First recorded in 1885-90

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Parts of speech for Oil slick

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Oil slick

oil slick popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 46% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 61% 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.

oil slick usage trend in Literature

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