Meanings
nounsuperfluidity (usually uncountable, plural superfluidities)
plural superfluidities
- uncountableusuallynatural sciencesThe frictionless flow that is characteristic of a fluid with zero viscosity, especially liquid helium at temperatures near absolute zero.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*úp
- Proto-Indo-European*upér
- Proto-Italic*super
- Latinsuper
- Latinsuper-
- Englishsuper-
- Frenchfluidité
- Englishfluidity
- Englishsuperfluidity
Translations
Catalan superfluïdesa
- superfluïdesafrictionless flow of a fluid
Chinese Mandarin 超流性, 超流動性 /超流动性
- 超流性 (chāoliúxìng)frictionless flow of a fluid
- 超流動性 /超流动性 (chāoliúdòngxìng)frictionless flow of a fluid
Finnish suprajuoksevuus
- suprajuoksevuusfrictionless flow of a fluid
French superfluidité
- superfluiditéfrictionless flow of a fluid
German Suprafluidität
- Suprafluiditätfrictionless flow of a fluid
Hebrew זורמיות על
- זורמיות על (zormiyút al)frictionless flow of a fluid
Italian superfluidità
- superfluiditàfrictionless flow of a fluid
Japanese 超流動
- 超流動 (chōryūdō)frictionless flow of a fluid
Russian сверхтеку́честь
- сверхтеку́честь (sverxtekúčestʹ)frictionless flow of a fluid
Cite this entry
APA
superfluidity. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/superfluidity
MLA
“superfluidity.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/superfluidity. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “superfluidity,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/superfluidity.
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