Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

neutron drip line

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.20 in modern English

Syllables: neu-tron -drip -line
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The jagged line, on a chart showing the number of protons and neutrons of all known isotopes, beyond which neutron-rich nuclei are unstable and emit neutrons.

Inflected Forms

neutron drip lines (plural)

Questions

What does neutron drip line mean?: The jagged line, on a chart showing the number of protons and neutrons of all known isotopes, beyond which neutron-rich nuclei are unstable and emit neutrons.

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