Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

majorana

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.83 in modern English

Syllables: ma-jo-rana
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Ellipsis of Majorana particle.

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian Majorana, Italianization of the Sicilian surname Majurana, itself from majurana (“marjoram”).

Inflected Forms

Majoranas (plural)

Phrases

Majorana fermion

Questions

What does majorana mean?: Ellipsis of Majorana particle.
Where does majorana come from?: Borrowed from Italian Majorana, Italianization of the Sicilian surname Majurana, itself from majurana (“marjoram”).

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