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Planck temperature

Planck temperature noun: the fundamental upper limit of temperature conceivable under current models of physics, in which all matter is accelerated as quickly as possible to the speed of light, approximately 1.41679 × 10³² kelvins.

Noun

Planck temperature (plural Planck temperatures)

  1. The fundamental upper limit of temperature conceivable under current models of physics, in which all matter is accelerated as quickly as possible to the speed of light, approximately 1.41679 × 10³² kelvins.

Forms of Planck temperature

pluralPlanck temperatures

Origin of Planck temperature

Named after German physicist Max Planck.

Questions about Planck temperature

What does Planck temperature mean?
Planck temperature means the fundamental upper limit of temperature conceivable under current models of physics, in which all matter is accelerated as quickly as possible to the speed of light, approximately 1.41679 × 10³² kelvins.
What part of speech is Planck temperature?
Planck temperature is a noun.
What is the plural of Planck temperature?
The plural of Planck temperature is Planck temperatures.

Words near Planck temperature in the dictionary

  1. Planck relics
  2. Planck scale
  3. Planck speed
  4. Planck star
  5. Planck stars
  6. Planck temperature
  7. Planck temperatures
  8. Planck time
  9. Planck times
  10. Planck unit
  11. Planck units

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