Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

van der waals force

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.29 in modern English

Syllables: van der waal-s -force
IPA

28

Scrabble Score

16

Letters

3

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The relatively weak attraction between neutral atoms and molecules arising from polarization induced in each particle by the presence of other particles.

Etymology

From van der Waals + force. From Dutch van der Waals. from Johannes Diderik van der Waals, who first described them.

Origin

Source language: Dutch

Word Breakdown

Root: van der Waals

Inflected Forms

van der Waals forces (plural)

Phrases

van der Waals strain

Frequently Paired Words

van der Waals strain

Questions

What does van der waals force mean?: The relatively weak attraction between neutral atoms and molecules arising from polarization induced in each particle by the presence of other particles.
Where does van der waals force come from?: It is traced to Dutch.

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