supercurrent

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noun

The current flowing through a superconductor.

OriginEnglish current ← Latin super- ← Proto-Italic *super →
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Meanings

nounsupercurrent (plural supercurrents)

plural supercurrents

  1. natural sciencesThe current flowing through a superconductor.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*úp
  2. Proto-Indo-European*upér
  3. Proto-Italic*super
  4. Latinsuper
  5. Latinsuper-
  6. Englishsuper-
  7. Englishcurrent
  8. Englishsupercurrent

From super- + current.

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APA

supercurrent. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/supercurrent

MLA

“supercurrent.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/supercurrent. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “supercurrent,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/supercurrent.

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