Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

planck

/ˈplæŋk/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.02 in modern English

Syllables: planck
IPA: /ˈplæŋk/

14

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from German.

noun

Used attributively in the names of various units, formulae etc. first devised or worked on by the German physicist Max Planck (1858–1947), chiefly in the realm of quantum theory.

noun

Example Sentences

"As Dr. Feynman noted, there are still shorter scales of time and distance to go before we reach the ultimate limits imposed by quantum physics: the Planck length, 10^-33 of a centimeter, and the Planck time, 10^-43 of a second. Both are named for the German physicist Max Planck, who made the breakthrough that led to quantum mechanics."

Etymology

Borrowed from German Planck.

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in People.

Inflected Forms

Plancks (plural)

Derived Forms

planckon Planckian

Phrases

Planck acceleration Planck action Planck angular frequency Planck area Planck charge Planck current Planck density Planck energy

Homonyms

plonk (US) plank (UK) plank

Rhymes With

thank bank frank tank rank blank drank hank prank sank flank crank

Questions

How do you pronounce planck?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈplæŋk/.
What does planck mean?: A surname from German.
Where does planck come from?: Borrowed from German Planck.

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