Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

thermoratchet

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ther-moratch-et
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A device or system that changes temperature in one direction only

Example Sentences

"The ratchet photocurrent includes the Seebeck thermoratchet effect as well as the effects of "linear" and "circular" ratchets, sensitive to the corresponding polarization of the driving electromagnetic force."

Etymology

From thermo- + ratchet.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: thermo

Inflected Forms

thermoratchets (plural)

Questions

What does thermoratchet mean?: A device or system that changes temperature in one direction only
Where does thermoratchet come from?: From thermo- + ratchet.

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