Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

kapitza resistance

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.05 in modern English

Syllables
kapitza- re-sis-tance
IPA
34
Scrabble Score
17
Letters
4
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A resistance to the flow of heat across the interface between liquid helium and a solid that produces a temperature discontinuity.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

For Pyotr Kapitsa, Russian physicist.

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Questions

What does kapitza resistance mean?
A resistance to the flow of heat across the interface between liquid helium and a solid that produces a temperature discontinuity.
Where does kapitza resistance come from?
For Pyotr Kapitsa, Russian physicist.

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