Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

athermancy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ather-man-cy
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Inability to transmit radiant heat; impermeability to heat; the quality of being a good insulator.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"In fact the very experiments devised to show conductivity proved in a very striking manner the existence of athermancy, or opacity to radiant heat, in the case of a considerable number of gases."

Etymology

See athermanous.

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does athermancy mean?: Inability to transmit radiant heat; impermeability to heat; the quality of being a good insulator.
Where does athermancy come from?: See athermanous.

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