How to pronounce "skew"

Previous
Next
Speed: 1.0x
Height
Play the video to see captions

Transcript

Phonetic Breakdown of "skew"

Learn how to break down "skew" into its phonetic components. Understanding syllables and phonetics helps with pronunciation, spelling, and language learning.

Standard Phonetic Pronunciation:

/skjuː/
/skju/
Phonetic representation based on standard dictionaries

IPA Phonetic Pronunciation:

S K Y UW1
Standard phonetic transcription to help with precise pronunciation

Pronunciation Tips:

  • Stress the first syllable
  • Pay attention to vowel sounds
  • Practice each syllable separately

Spelling Benefits:

  • Easier to remember spelling
  • Helps with word recognition
  • Improves reading fluency

Definition of "skew"

Pronunciation: /skjuː/

Noun

  • Something that has an oblique or slanted position.
  • An oblique or sideways movement.
  • A bias or distortion in a particular direction.
  • A phenomenon in synchronous digital circuit systems (such as computers) in which the same sourced clock signal arrives at different components at different times.
  • A state of asymmetry in a distribution; skewness.

Verb

  • To form or shape in an oblique way; to cause to take an oblique position.
    Antonyms: unskew
  • To bias or distort in a particular direction.
    Example: "A disproportionate number of female subjects in the study group skewed the results."
  • To hurl or throw.
  • To move obliquely; to move sideways, to sidle; to lie obliquely.
  • To jump back or sideways in fear or surprise; to shy, as a horse.
  • To look at obliquely; to squint; hence, to look slightingly or suspiciously.

Adjective

  • Neither parallel nor at right angles to a certain line; askew.
    Example: "a skew arch"
  • Of two lines in three-dimensional space: neither intersecting nor parallel.
  • Of a distribution: asymmetrical about its mean.

Adverb

  • Askew, obliquely; awry.
Pronunciation: /skjuː/

Noun

  • A stone at the foot of the slope of a gable, the offset of a buttress, etc., cut with a sloping surface and with a check to receive the coping stones and retain them in place; a skew-corbel.
  • The coping of a gable.
  • One of the stones placed over the end of a gable, or forming the coping of a gable.

Related Words to "skew"

Discover words associated with "skew" through various relationships - including meaning, context, usage, and more. Exploring word associations helps build a deeper understanding of language connections.

Words That Sound Like "skew"

Practice these words that sound similar to "skew" to improve your pronunciation precision and train your ear to distinguish subtle sound differences.