Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

airstone

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: air-stone
IPA

8

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A piece of aquarium furniture, traditionally limewood or porous stone, whose purpose is to diffuse oxygen gradually into the tank, eliminating the noise and large bubbles of conventional air filtration systems.

Etymology

From air + stone.

Inflected Forms

airstones (plural)

Synonyms

bubbler

Questions

What does airstone mean?: A piece of aquarium furniture, traditionally limewood or porous stone, whose purpose is to diffuse oxygen gradually into the tank, eliminating the noise and large bubbles of conventional air filtration systems.
Where does airstone come from?: From air + stone.

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