Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dvd-rw

/diː viː diː ɑː ˈdʌb(ə)ljuː/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.10 in modern English

Syllables: dvd-rw
IPA: /diː viː diː ɑː ˈdʌb(ə)ljuː/

13

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Initialism of Digital Versatile Disc - read/writable: a form of digital media that is similar to a CD, but has far greater capacity and can be written to more than once.

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /diː viː diː ɑː ˈdʌb(ə)ljuː/

Inflected Forms

DVD-RWs (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce dvd-rw?: The recorded pronunciation is /diː viː diː ɑː ˈdʌb(ə)ljuː/.
What does dvd-rw mean?: Initialism of Digital Versatile Disc - read/writable: a form of digital media that is similar to a CD, but has far greater capacity and can be written to more than once.

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