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hohlraum

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.22 in modern English

Syllables
hohlraum
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A cavity whose walls are in thermodynamic equilibrium with the radiation emitted by the cavity

Etymology

Borrowed from German Hohlraum (“hollow area”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

hohlraums (plural)

Phrases

black body

Frequently Paired Words

black body

Questions

What does hohlraum mean?
A cavity whose walls are in thermodynamic equilibrium with the radiation emitted by the cavity
Where does hohlraum come from?
It is traced to German.

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