topside
/ˈtɑp.saɪd/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: 2.41 in modern English
10
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
The surface of a ship’s hull that is above the water line.
noun
The structure and assembly of modules on the deck of any floating installation.
adj
Abovedeck, such as on the weather deck or bridge.
adv
Abovedeck, such as on the weather deck or bridge.
Example Sentences
- "Yet the topside exerts significant control over the lower ionosphere and hence also has an indirect effect on long-range radio communications."
- "These sounders have produced a wealth of information not only about the distribution of electrons in the topside but also about the response of plasma when the transmitter is embedded in it."
- "The rotor underside also exhibits a higher coefficient of microscale friction than the rotor topside and stator, as shown in Table 50.6."
- "The composite filter system includes topside and backside light path with different filter[s]. The topside image of [the] weld pool is formed by the illumination from arc emission in the spectral window of 100-200 nm."
- "Place one cake layer on a serving plate, topside down; spread evenly with the pineapple filling. Top with the second cake layer, topside up."
- "We believe that the failure of Sun Ship to submit a bid for topside work had no effect on the price, quality, quantity or time of performance of any contract to be awarded for the combination of drydock and topside work covered in the firm′s bid for Lot III."
Etymology
Etymology tree English top Proto-Indo-European *seh₁-der. Proto-Germanic *sīdaz Proto-Germanic *sīdǭ Old English sīde Middle English side English side English topside From top + side.
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈtɑp.saɪd/
Usage
- Australian usage
- New Zealand usage
- British usage