superheavy
superheavy adjective: much heavier than usual.
Adjective
superheavy (not comparable)
- Much heavier than usual.
- Near-synonym: superheavyweight
- The superheavy tank weighed 80 tonnes and was said to be indestructible in combat.
- Synonyms:
- superheavyweight
- Describing a transuranic element with an extremely high atomic number; typically taken to mean beyond lawrencium (element 103, the last actinide).
- stressed more than is usual
Noun
superheavy (plural superheavies)
- A superheavy thing.
- Near-synonym: superheavyweight
- Synonyms:
- superheavyweight
- A superheavy element.
- A superheavy tank or artillery piece.
- Representative of the scope of Soviet artillery development, two types of super-heavy, self-propelled artillery pieces (a 400mm mortar and a 310mm gun) trundled across Red Square during the parade of November 1960. There is no doubt that these weapons fire an unorthodox long-range shell, or that...1961, U.S. Army, “Communist Military Capabilities”, in Army Information, Pamphlet No. 355-201-1, page 89
Synonyms of superheavy
Forms of superheavy
| plural | superheavies |
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Origin of superheavy
From super- + heavy.
Words formed from superheavy
Phrases with superheavy
Questions about superheavy
- What does superheavy mean?
- Superheavy means much heavier than usual.
- What part of speech is superheavy?
- Superheavy can be an adjective or a noun.
Words near superheavy in the dictionary
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