Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

superstring

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.80 in modern English

Syllables: su-per-string
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

a hypothetical object consisting of a very small one-dimensional string that vibrates in ten (or more) dimensions

noun

The string (sequence of text characters) that contains a substring.

Example Sentences

"Given the superstring "cathode", we can extract the substrings "cat", "hod", and "ode"."

Etymology

From super- + string. In physics sense: Back-formation from superstring theory, which is a shorthand for supersymmetric string theory.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: super

Inflected Forms

superstrings (plural)

Questions

What does superstring mean?: a hypothetical object consisting of a very small one-dimensional string that vibrates in ten (or more) dimensions
Where does superstring come from?: From super- + string. In physics sense: Back-formation from superstring theory, which is a shorthand for supersymmetric string theory.

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