Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

eutectic

/juˈtɛk.tɪk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.89 in modern English

Syllables: eu-tec-tic
IPA: /juˈtɛk.tɪk/

12

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Describing the chemical composition or temperature of a mixture of substances that gives the lowest temperature at which the mixture becomes fully molten. A further requirement is that that temperature is lower than the melting point of any of the pure component substances.

adj

Describing the thermodynamic equilibrium conditions where a liquid coexists with two solid phases.

noun

A material that has the composition of a eutectic mixture or eutectic alloy.

noun

The temperature of the eutectic point.

Example Sentences

"For a mixture with two components at a fixed pressure, the eutectic reaction can only happen at a fixed chemical composition and temperature, called the eutectic point."

Etymology

From Ancient Greek εὔτηκτος (eútēktos, “easily melted”), from εὖ (eû, “well”) + τήκω (tḗkō, “to melt”). Coined as an adjective (along with the noun eutexia) by British scientist Frederick Guthrie in 1884.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /juˈtɛk.tɪk/

Inflected Forms

eutectics (plural)

Derived Forms

anchieutectic eutectofelsite eutectoid eutectophyre hypereutectic hypereutectoid hypoeutectic hypoeutectoid

Phrases

eutectic alloy eutectic mixture eutectic point

Rhymes With

eclectic hectic dialectic apoplectic symplectic smectic anorectic pectic acatalectic cathectic catalectic pyrectic

Questions

How do you pronounce eutectic?: The recorded pronunciation is /juˈtɛk.tɪk/.
What does eutectic mean?: Describing the chemical composition or temperature of a mixture of substances that gives the lowest temperature at which the mixture becomes fully molten. A further requirement is that that temperature is lower than the melting point of any of the pure component substances.
Where does eutectic come from?: From Ancient Greek εὔτηκτος (eútēktos, “easily melted”), from εὖ (eû, “well”) + τήκω (tḗkō, “to melt”). Coined as an adjective (along with the noun eutexia) by British scientist Frederick Guthrie in 1884.

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