Meanings
nounsuperfluid (plural superfluids)
plural superfluids
- natural sciencesA substance, such as liquid helium, that exhibits superfluidity.
adjectivesuperfluid (not comparable)
- not comparableOf, pertaining to, or exhibiting superfluidity.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*úp
- Proto-Indo-European*upér
- Proto-Italic*super
- Latinsuper
- Latinsuper-
- Englishsuper-
- Proto-Indo-European*bʰel-
- Proto-Indo-European*bʰlewH-
- Proto-Indo-European*bʰluH-yé-ti?
- Latinfluō
- Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
- Latinfluidus
- Middle Englishfluid
- Englishfluid
- Englishsuperfluid
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 超流體 /超流体
- 超流體 /超流体 (chāoliútǐ)substance that exhibits superfluidity
Finnish supraneste, suprajuokseva
- supranestesubstance that exhibits superfluidity
- suprajuoksevaexhibiting superfluidity
French superfluide, superfluide
- superfluidesubstance that exhibits superfluidity
- superfluideexhibiting superfluidity
German suprafluid
- suprafluidexhibiting superfluidity
Greek υπερρευστό
- υπερρευστό (yperrefstó)substance that exhibits superfluidity
Portuguese superfluido, superfluido
- superfluidosubstance that exhibits superfluidity
- superfluidoexhibiting superfluidity
Romanian suprafluid
- suprafluidsubstance that exhibits superfluidity
Russian сверхтеку́чий
- сверхтеку́чий (sverxtekúčij)exhibiting superfluidity
Cite this entry
APA
superfluid. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/superfluid
MLA
“superfluid.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/superfluid. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “superfluid,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/superfluid.
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