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boojum

boojum noun: a geometric pattern sometimes observed on the surface of superfluid helium-3.

boojum: a geometric pattern sometimes observed on the surface of superfluid helium-3
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Noun

boojum (plural boojums)

  1. A geometric pattern sometimes observed on the surface of superfluid helium-3.
  2. (countable) A species of tree (Fouquieria columnaris) native to Baja California, Mexico.
  3. Something mysterious and dangerous.
    • Her long-term projects were all dealt with. The antimemetics groups would keep plugging away without her regular input. Wheeler would find a new boojum to hunt, and be hunted by. Bernie was as much at rest as he would ever be. Euler's fight… well. That was in the future.2024 October 8, Harry Blank, “The Foreseeable Future”, in Deadlined, →ISBN, page 810

Forms of boojum

pluralboojums

Origin of boojum

Nonsense word from The Hunting of the Snark by Lewis Carroll.

Questions about boojum

What does boojum mean?
Boojum means a geometric pattern sometimes observed on the surface of superfluid helium-3.
What part of speech is boojum?
Boojum is a noun.
What is the plural of boojum?
The plural of boojum is boojums.

Words near boojum in the dictionary

  1. booid
  2. booids
  3. booing
  4. booings
  5. boojie
  6. boojum
  7. boojums
  8. book
  9. book account
  10. book accounts
  11. book agent

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