sperry

What does sperry mean?

sperry means "United States engineer and inventor of the gyrocompass (1860-1930)".

How many syllables are in sperry?

sperry has 2 syllables: sper-ry. The stress falls on "sper". In IPA it is /ˈspɛɹi/.

What is another word for sperry?

Close synonyms include Elmer Ambrose Sperry. 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 sperry a common word?

sperry 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.

Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for sperry 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.