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Centrifugal Governor Pronunciation
Centrifugal Governor is pronounced SEN-tri-fyoo-guhl-GUH-ver-ner, IPA /ˈsɛntrɪˌfjugəl ˈgəvɝnɝ/.
SEN-tri-fyoo-guhl-GUH-ver-ner
US /ˈsɛntrɪˌfjugəl ˈgəvɝnɝ/ · UK /ˌsɛntrɪˈfjuːgəl ˈgʌvənə/
Syllables: SEN · tri · fyoo · guhl · GUH · ver · ner (7 syllables, stress on syllable 1)
noun phrase: A device with spinning weights that keeps an engine turning at a steady speed.
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Centrifugal Governor in a Sentence
- Watt fitted a centrifugal governor to his steam engines.
- The centrifugal governor closes the valve as the shaft speeds up.
- A centrifugal governor is the classic example of mechanical feedback.
Common Mispronunciations of Centrifugal Governor
Not sen-tri-fyoo-guhl GUV-nuh with the first word flattened
Both words keep their own beat in a phrase this long, and the stronger one falls on the opening SEN.
Not GOH-ver-ner
The first vowel of governor is the uh of cup, not an oh. Government behaves the same way.
Tip: Governor usually runs to three parts, GUH-ver-ner, and in Britain often collapses to two, GUV-nuh.
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