plasmonic
/plæzˈmɑnɪk/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.97 in modern English
15
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Of or pertaining to plasmons, the quasiparticles resulting from the quantization of plasma oscillations.
Etymology
Etymology tree English plasmon Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English plasmonic From plasmon + -ic.
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /plæzˈmɑnɪk/
- British English: /plæzˈmɒnɪk/