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Acetylene Pronunciation
Acetylene is pronounced uh-SE-tuh-leen, IPA /əˈsɛtəˌlin/.
uh-SE-tuh-leen
US /əˈsɛtəˌlin/ · UK /əˈsɛtəˌliːn/
Syllables: uh · SE · tuh · leen (4 syllables, stress on syllable 2)
noun: A gas burned in welding torches because it gives an unusually hot flame.
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Acetylene in a Sentence
- The shop uses acetylene for cutting steel.
- An acetylene flame can reach three thousand degrees.
- They kept the acetylene cylinders chained upright.
Common Mispronunciations of Acetylene
Not a-se-TY-leen
Fix the beat on the second syllable, SE, and let the two after it fall away.
Not uh-SET-uh-leen
Break after the e rather than after the t, which gives SE-tuh in the middle.
Tip: Four beats, and only the second one is loud: uh-SE-tuh-leen.
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