schrödinger

/ˈʃɹoʊdɪŋɚ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.24 in modern English

Syllables: schro-ding-er
IPA: /ˈʃɹoʊdɪŋɚ/

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Meaning

name

A surname from German.

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name

A placename

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name

A placename

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name

A placename

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From German Schrödinger * The places are named for physicist Erwin Schrödinger

Origin

Source language: German

Word Breakdown

Root: Schrödinger

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈʃɹoʊdɪŋɚ/

Usage

Inflected Forms

Schrödingers (plural) Schrodinger (alternative) Schroedinger (alternative)

Phrases

Asteroid Schrödinger Crater Schrödinger Schrödinger Asteroid Schrödinger Crater Schrödinger equation Schrödinger field Schrödinger's cat Schrödinger's douchebag

Questions

How do you pronounce schrödinger?

The recorded pronunciation is /ˈʃɹoʊdɪŋɚ/.

What does schrödinger mean?

A surname from German.

Where does schrödinger come from?

It is traced to German.

How to pronounce schrödinger

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