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subbarrier

subbarrier adjective: having a magnitude less than that of a barrier.

Adjective

subbarrier (not comparable)

  1. Having a magnitude less than that of a barrier
    • We apply this method to subbarrier fusion reactions of #123;58#125;Ni+#123;58#125;Ni and #123;40#125;Ca+#123;58#125;Ni systems, and discuss the role of anharmonicity of the low-lying vibrational motions..2015, K. Hagino, N. Rowley, J.M. Yao, “Recent developments in heavy-ion fusion reactions around the Coulomb barrier”, in arXiv

Origin of subbarrier

From sub- + barrier.

Questions about subbarrier

What does subbarrier mean?
Subbarrier means having a magnitude less than that of a barrier.
What part of speech is subbarrier?
Subbarrier is an adjective.

Words near subbarrier in the dictionary

  1. subbalanic
  2. subband
  3. subbands
  4. subbank
  5. subbanks
  6. subbarrier
  7. subbarrio
  8. subbarrios
  9. Subbas
  10. subbasal
  11. subbasally

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