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superbarrier

Syllables: su·per·ba·rri·erUK/suːpəɹˈbæɹi.ə(ɹ)/US/supɚˈbæɹi.ɚ/

superbarrier noun: an extremely strong barrier that is reinforced or unreinforced by materials.

Noun

superbarrier (plural superbarriers)

  1. (rare) An extremely strong barrier that is reinforced or unreinforced by materials.
    • The energy and angular distribution of the fragments observed in nuclear emulsion (Z=3 to appromixately 7) show the existence of many superbarrier fragments directed along the incident beam direction.1961, Vitor Pereira Crespo, Lawrence Radiation Laboratory, Ejection of Large Fragments in High-energy Nuclear Reactions, Lawrence Radiation Laboratory, page 53
    • It is shown that at electron scattering by a crystal atoms chain a phenomenon of rainbow scattering of superbarrier particles occurs. It is shown that at small angles psi the mean square scattering angle on crystal atom chains considerably exceeds the mean square scattering angle in amorphous...1983, Henri Logeman, ERDA Energy Research Abstracts: Index · Volume 8, Issues 16-18, Technical Information Center, Energy Research and Development Administration, The Hague Martinus Nijhoff, page 5263

Examples of superbarrier in a sentence

  • It is shown that at electron scattering by a crystal atoms chain a phenomenon of rainbow scattering of superbarrier particles occurs.1983, Henri Logeman, ERDA Energy Research Abstracts: Index · Volume 8, Issues 16-18, Technical Information Center, Energy Research and...
  • The sub- and superbarrier cases are treated in a unified way.1987, Mathematical Reviews, Volume 87, American Mathematical Society, page 1572:
  • Superbarriers could change the packaging rules.2012, Arthur Hirsch, Flexible Food Packaging: Questions and Answers, Springer, →ISBN, page 27:

Forms of superbarrier

pluralsuperbarriers
alternative formsuper-barrier

Origin of superbarrier

From super- + barrier.

Questions about superbarrier

What does superbarrier mean?
Superbarrier means an extremely strong barrier that is reinforced or unreinforced by materials.
How do you use superbarrier in a sentence?
It is shown that at electron scattering by a crystal atoms chain a phenomenon of rainbow scattering of superbarrier particles occurs.
What part of speech is superbarrier?
Superbarrier is a noun.
How do you pronounce superbarrier?
Superbarrier is pronounced /suːpəɹˈbæɹi.ə(ɹ)/ (UK).
What is the plural of superbarrier?
The plural of superbarrier is superbarriers.

Words near superbarrier in the dictionary

  1. superballs
  2. superband
  3. superbands
  4. superbank
  5. superbanks
  6. superbarrier
  7. superbarriers
  8. superbasal
  9. superbase
  10. superbases
  11. superbasic

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