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phantom energy

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.76 in modern English

Syllables
phan-tom en-er-gy
IPA
24
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
4
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The energy that is lost due to standby electronic activity of equipment that is "off", on standby or sleep mode.

Uncountable

noun

A category of dark energy, where dark energy is not fixed in amount nor in density, and continuously increases over time.

Uncountable

Etymology

From phantom + energy.

Usage

Phrases

phantom drain phantom energy drain phantom energy loss Big Rip vacuum energy

Frequently Paired Words

phantom drain phantom energy drain phantom energy loss Big Rip vacuum energy quintessence cosmological constant

Questions

What does phantom energy mean?
The energy that is lost due to standby electronic activity of equipment that is "off", on standby or sleep mode.
Where does phantom energy come from?
From phantom + energy.

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