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dirac

/dɪˈræk/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.59 in modern English

Syllables
dirac
IPA
/dɪˈræk/
8
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from French.

Etymology

From the French surname Dirac, probably from the French town by that name in Charente, from Medieval Latin Adiraco, Dyracum, from a Gallo-Roman name, Latin Atirius (a derivative of Atilius), or alternatively a Frankish/Germanic name *Adarus, in either case with the common Gallo-Roman nominal suffix -acum.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: -, Adiraco, Atirius

Derived Forms

Diracian

Phrases

Dirac comb Dirac constant Dirac delta function Dirac equation Dirac fermion Dirac field Dirac Hamiltonian Dirac monopole

Frequently Paired Words

Paul Dirac British physicist

Questions

How do you pronounce dirac?
The recorded pronunciation is /dɪˈræk/.
What does dirac mean?
A surname from French.
Where does dirac come from?
It is traced to French.

How to pronounce dirac

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