Phillips
pronunciation
How to pronounce Phillips in British English:
UK [ˈfɪlɪps]
How to pronounce Phillips in American English:
US [ ˈfɪlɪps]
Word Origin
- Phillips
- proper name of a cross-slot screw and corresponding screwdriver, 1935, named for its inventor, U.S. businessman Henry F. Phillips (1890-1958) of Portland, Ore. It was designed for car makers, hence the handyman's complaint that they are difficult to un-screw. Phillips lost the patent in 1949.
Example
- 1. But phillips agrees that much more testing is needed .
- 2. The phillips curve is back .
- 3. Phillips seems an understandable choice of hero .
- 4. Phillips 's adventure is an astonishing story .
- 5. The argument escalates and eventually phillips jumps into the fray .