hts

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A form of high-temperature superconductivity — Superconductivity at a relatively high temperature, often warm enough that liquid nitrogen, rather than the much more expensive liquid helium, can be used.

OriginAfrikaans HTS →
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Meanings

hts1

nounhts pl (plural only)
  1. alternativepluralplural onlyAlternative form of hts..
noun
  1. pluralplural of ht

HTs2

noun
  1. pluralplural of HT

HTS3

nounHTS (countable and uncountable, plural HTSes)

plural HTSes

  1. abbreviationcountableuncountableAbbreviation of high-temperature superconductivity.
  2. abbreviationcountableAbbreviation of high-temperature superconductor.
  3. abbreviationcountableuncountableAbbreviation of Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham.

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HTS4

nounHTS (plural HTSes)

plural HTSes

  1. South AfricaabbreviationeducationAbbreviation of technical high school.

Hts5

nounHts pl (plural only)
  1. alternativepluralplural onlyAlternative form of hts..

Origin

HTS · noun

Abbreviation.

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HTS · noun

  1. AfrikaansHTS
  2. EnglishHTS

Borrowed from Afrikaans HTS, from hoër + tegniese + skool.

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APA

hts. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hts

MLA

“hts.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hts. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hts,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hts.

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