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Plural Nouns
Questions and answers related to the formation of regular and irregular plural nouns in the English language.
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What is the plural of immovable?
The plural form for the noun immovable is immovables.
The plural form immovables is often used as legal terminology for real property.
Yes, the noun 'oil' is a mass (uncountable) noun, a word for a substance. Units are expressed in terms of a quart of oil, a cup of oil, a lot of oil, etc.
Like many mass nouns for substances, the plural form is reserved for 'types of' or 'kinds of'; for example:
We carry several brands of scented oils.
What is the plural of chemistry?
The noun 'chemistry' is used in two ways.
1. When the word chemistry is used with reference to the general field of scientific study of substances, it is a 'mass' noun, and is therefore uncountable [Ref: Wiktionary: chemistry(1)] and does not have a plural form.
2. The word chemistry is also used to refer to 'the application of chemical theory and method to a particular substance' - Ref: Wictionary: chemistry(2)
In this sense the noun is countable, and the plural form is chemistries.
Example sentence: The surface chemistries of hydrophobic aerogel and hydrophilic aerogel differ.
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A smoke chimney is a structure designed to safely vent smoke from a fireplace, stove, furnace, or other heating appliances out of a building. It helps to prevent the buildup of harmful gases inside the living space and provides a way for the smoke to escape into the atmosphere.
the plural form of squeeze is just, well, squeeze. If you ar asking a question in which you need to use the plural form of squeeze, you ask "how many times do i squeeze this sponge?" for example.
When referring to "weights" being lifted, the plural is weights.
When referring to the total mass of numerous things, the word retains its singular form of "weight".
The desk is exerting a gravitational force, equal in magnitude but opposite in direction to the force of gravity acting on the book. This force has a magnitude of 4.9 newtons (N) downwards, as gravity pulls objects with a force of 9.8 N/kg and the book has a mass of 0.5 kg.
Why doesn't the force you exert when sitting on a chair cause the chair to move?
because the floor exerts the same amount of force which means the net force is balanced causing it not to move
Centigram(s). Or if you are over 100 years old or VERY British, centigramme(s).
What is the plural form of powder?
The plural is powders. look in this site http:/dictionary.reference.com/browse/powder
What is the plural of 'tsunami'?
It is commonly accepted in English to use the word 'tsunamis' as the plural because it has been incorporated into the English language. Even though it originated in Japan, it has been adopted in various other languages. Language purists will argue that there is no plural because there is not a Japanese plural for the word, but it is no longer strictly a Japanese word.
Fungi is the standard plural of fungus, because the word is Latin in origin it follows the Latin rules for plurals, however funguses following the English rules for plurals is also now an approved plural of fungus due to its frequency in common usage.
Whether a pen floats or sinks in water depends on its material. A plastic pen will typically float, while a metal pen will likely sink. The density of the material determines whether an object will float or sink in water.
What does the word Phenomena mean?
Phenomena means a wonder , something spectacular and can be natural, like the Grand Canyon or manned like VTOL[vertical takeoffs and landing plane ]. Something so unique and uninspiring you just look and say wow, it almost leaves you speechless. The singular is phenomenons IF YOU ARE GOING TO ASK IF THAT IS WHY IT POSSIBLE FOR IT TO MEAN THAT AND IT IS NOT LIKE A MYTH AND THAT IS WHAT IT DESCRIBER'S
