pvc

Questions about pvc

What does pvc mean?

pvc means "a polymer of vinyl chloride used instead of rubber in electric cables". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in pvc?

pvc has 3 syllables, though it cannot be divided in writing — the spelling has fewer vowels than the word has beats. In IPA it is /ˌpiˌviˈsi/.

What is another word for pvc?

Close synonyms include polyvinyl chloride, premature ventricular contraction. 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 pvc a common word?

pvc is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with pvc?

37 words rhyme with pvc. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.