supersolid

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noun

A superfluid material that has a spatially ordered structure similar to a crystal.

OriginEnglish solid ← Middle English solide ← Old French solide →
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Meanings

nounsupersolid (plural supersolids)

plural supersolids

  1. natural sciencesA superfluid material that has a spatially ordered structure similar to a crystal.
  2. mathematicsAn analogue in a space of four or more dimensions of a solid in three dimensions.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*úp
  2. Proto-Indo-European*upér
  3. Proto-Italic*super
  4. Latinsuper
  5. Latinsuper-
  6. Englishsuper-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*solh₂-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*solh₂-i-dʰ-o-s
  9. Proto-Italic*soliðos
  10. Latinsolidus
  11. Old Frenchsolide
  12. Middle Englishsolide
  13. Englishsolid
  14. Englishsupersolid

From super- + solid.

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Translations

French supersolide
  • supersolidesuperfluid material
Italian supersolido
  • supersolidosuperfluid material
Cite this entry
APA

supersolid. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/supersolid

MLA

“supersolid.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/supersolid. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “supersolid,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/supersolid.

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