Como Pronunciar "smoot"
word
ˈsmut
SMOOT
smuːt
SMOOT
Definição
A 'smoot' is a humorous and unofficial unit of length, about 1.7 meters (5 feet 7 inches), originally created as a joke when a student named Oliver Smoot was measured to span the Harvard Bridge.
Transcrição IPA
Inglês Americano
ˈsmut
Inglês Britânico
smuːt
Pronúncia Simplificada
EUA
SMOOT
UK
SMOOT
Ouça em Contexto
One smoot is about 1.7 meters long.
The Harvard Bridge is 364.4 smoots long.
A smoot is not a standard unit of measurement.
Engineers at MIT love to joke about smoots.