supercurrent

supercurrent

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *úp
Proto-Indo-European *-er
Proto-Indo-European *upér
Proto-Italic *super
Latin super
Latin super-lbor.
English super-
Proto-Indo-European *ḱers-
Proto-Indo-European *-éti
Proto-Indo-European *ḱr̥séti
Proto-Italic *korzō
Latin currere
Old French corre
Old French curantbor.
Middle English curraunt
English current
English supercurrent

    From super- + current.

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    Noun

    supercurrent (plural supercurrents)

    1. (physics) The current flowing through a superconductor.
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