bessemer

What does bessemer mean?

bessemer means "British inventor and metallurgist who developed the Bessemer process (1813-1898)".

How many syllables are in bessemer?

bessemer has 3 syllables: bes-se-mer. The stress falls on "bes". In IPA it is /ˈbɛsəmɚ/.

What is another word for bessemer?

Close synonyms include Sir Henry Bessemer. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is bessemer a common word?

bessemer is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for bessemer come from Princeton University’s WordNet. The pronunciation comes from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.