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suprathermal

suprathermal adjective: having an energy greater than that associated with a comparable entity generated by thermal excitation.

Adjective

suprathermal (comparative more suprathermal, superlative most suprathermal)

  1. Having an energy greater than that associated with a comparable entity generated by thermal excitation

Forms of suprathermal

comparativemore suprathermal
superlativemost suprathermal

Origin of suprathermal

From supra- + thermal.

Questions about suprathermal

What does suprathermal mean?
Suprathermal means having an energy greater than that associated with a comparable entity generated by thermal excitation.
What part of speech is suprathermal?
Suprathermal is an adjective.

Words near suprathermal in the dictionary

  1. supratetrameric
  2. supratetramers
  3. suprathalamic
  4. supratherapeutic
  5. supratherapeutically
  6. suprathermal
  7. suprathermals
  8. suprathermoclinal
  9. suprathreshhold
  10. suprathreshold
  11. suprathresholds

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