Planck
/ˈplæŋk/
Planck proper noun: a surname from German.
Proper noun
Planck
- A surname from German.
- As Dr. Feynman noted, there are still shorter scales of time and distance to go before we reach the ultimate limits imposed by quantum physics: the Planck length, 10^-33 of a centimeter, and the Planck time, 10^-43 of a second. Both are named for the German physicist Max Planck, who made the...2023 October 9, Dennis Overbye, “The Science Nobel Winners Were Short and Fast”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 12 Oct 2023
Noun
Planck (plural Plancks)
- Used attributively in the names of various units, formulae etc. first devised or worked on by the German physicist Max Planck (1858–1947), chiefly in the realm of quantum theory.
- As Dr. Feynman noted, there are still shorter scales of time and distance to go before we reach the ultimate limits imposed by quantum physics: the Planck length, 10^-33 of a centimeter, and the Planck time, 10^-43 of a second. Both are named for the German physicist Max Planck, who made the...2023 October 9, Dennis Overbye, “The Science Nobel Winners Were Short and Fast”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 12 Oct 2023
- A Planck unit.
Planck meaning in Hindi, Marathi, Arabic and Persian
Planck in Hindi
- attributive use of surname
- प्लैंक pla͠ik
Planck in Marathi
- attributive use of surname
- प्लांक plāṅka
Planck in Arabic
- attributive use of surname
- بْلَانْك blank
Planck in Persian
- attributive use of surname
- پلانک plânk
Forms of Planck
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Origin of Planck
Borrowed from German Planck.
Words formed from Planck
- planckon
- Planck acceleration
- Planck action
- Planck angular frequency
- Planck area
- Planck charge
- Planck current
- Planck density
- Planck energy
- Planck entropy
- Planck epoch
- Planck force
- Planck frequency
- Planckian
- Planck impedance
- Planck length
- Planck mass
- Planck momentum
- Planck particle
- Planck postulate
- Planck power
- Planck pressure
- Planck relic
- Planck scale
- Planck's constant
- Planck's law
- Planck speed
- Planck's principle
- Planck star
- Planck temperature
- Planck time
- Planck unification
- Planck unit
- Planck velocity
- Planck viscosity
- Planck voltage
- Planck volume
Phrases with Planck
Words that rhyme with Planck
Questions about Planck
- What does Planck mean?
- Planck means a surname from German.
- What is Planck in Hindi?
- Planck in Hindi is प्लैंक (pla͠ik). See Planck meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is Planck?
- Planck can be a proper noun or a noun.
- How do you pronounce Planck?
- Planck is pronounced /ˈplæŋk/.
Words near Planck in the dictionary
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