Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

prethermal

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: prether-mal
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Prior to thermalization

Example Sentences

"It features the crossover from a prequench to a prethermal state, finally evolving towards a thermal state on increasing length and time scales."

Etymology

From pre- + thermal.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: pre

Questions

What does prethermal mean?: Prior to thermalization
Where does prethermal come from?: From pre- + thermal.

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