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tachyonic

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.14 in modern English

Syllables
tachy-on-ic
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or relating to a tachyon or tachyons.

adj

Moving or capable of moving faster than the speed of light.

Etymology

Etymology tree English tachyon Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English tachyonic From tachyon + -ic.

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Physics.

Inflected Forms

more tachyonic (comparative) most tachyonic (superlative)

Phrases

tachyonic antitelephone

Questions

What does tachyonic mean?
Of or relating to a tachyon or tachyons.
Where does tachyonic come from?
Etymology tree English tachyon Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English tachyonic From tachyon + -ic.

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