Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

supercollision

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: su-per-col-li-sion
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

5

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A very powerful or large-scale collision.

noun

The kind of high-energy collision that occurs in a supercollider.

noun

The simultaneous collision of three or more particles.

Example Sentences

"Is it possible that the majority of asteroids were born is ^([sic]) this very supercollision that created the moon?"

Etymology

From super- + collision.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: super

Inflected Forms

supercollisions (plural)

Questions

What does supercollision mean?: A very powerful or large-scale collision.
Where does supercollision come from?: From super- + collision.

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