Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

superfluid

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.00 in modern English

Syllables
su-per-flu-id
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Italic *super Latin super Latin super-lbor. English super- Proto-Indo-European *bʰel-der. Proto-Indo-European *bʰlewH-der. Proto-Indo-European *bʰluH-yé-ti? Latin fluō Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der. Proto-Italic *-iðos Latin -idus Latin fluidusder. Middle English fluid English fluid English superfluid From super- + fluid.

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Questions

What does superfluid mean?
A substance, such as liquid helium, that exhibits superfluidity.
Where does superfluid come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Italic *super Latin super Latin super-lbor. English super- Proto-Indo-European *bʰel-der. Proto-Indo-European *bʰlewH-der. Proto-Indo-European *bʰluH-yé-ti? Latin fluō Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der. Proto-Italic *-iðos Latin -idus Latin fluidusder. Middle English fluid English fluid English superfluid From super- + fluid.

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