Etymology

ceraunics

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Today it means: The branch of physics that deals with heat and electricity. Full definition →

Ancient Greek κεραυνός
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromκεραυνός“thunderbolt”
  2. English todayceraunics

From Ancient Greek κεραυνός (keraunós, “thunderbolt”) + -ics.

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekκεραυνός all →

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