bluetooth
/ˈblu.tuθ/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 3.75 in modern English
14
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
name
An short-range wireless technology standard for personal area networks.
verb
To transmit or communicate by Bluetooth.
verb
Alternative letter-case form of Bluetooth.
Example Sentences
- "The widespread use of mobile phones which support free Bluetoothing has enabled promotional videos to be distributed virally between handsets."
- "Everyone's bluetoothing each other the latest ring tones and pictures. Telling the most crazy stories ever."
- "Everyone’s bluetoothing each other the latest ring tones and pictures."
- "If someone heard this, it was not merely a case of bluetoothing the song across, you had to go to the ringtone creator on your phone, edit the tune and then write down the instructions, in the form of key presses for your mate."
- "Monitors were hooked up and they updated the patient’s vitals every five second, which were then bluetoothed to a large interactive smart board on the near wall in letters big enough for everyone to read easily."
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰel- Proto-Indo-European *-eh₁- Proto-Indo-European *bʰleh₁-der. Proto-Indo-European *bʰleh₁wos Proto-Germanic *blēwaz Proto-West Germanic *blāubor. Late Latin blāvus Anglo-Norman bleubor. Middle English blew English blue Proto-Indo-European *h₃ed- Proto-Indo-European *-ónts Proto-Indo-European *h₃dónts Proto-Germanic *tanþs Proto-West Germanic *tanþ Old English tōþ Middle English toth English tooth ▲ Old Norse Blátǫnncalq. English Bluetooth From blue + tooth. Calque of Old Norse Blátǫnn (compare modern Danish Blåtand). The networking standard is named after the king, since the technology unites computers and mobile devices similarly to the way he united the Danish tribes.
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈblu.tuθ/
- British English: /ˈbluː.tuːθ/
Subject
Wiktionary places this term in People.