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hyperfine en · ADJ

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Hellenic *hupér Ancient Greek ῠ̔πέρ (hŭpér) Ancient Greek ῠ̔περ- (hŭper-)der. English hyper- English fine English hyperfine From hyper- + fine.

Meanings

  1. Extremely fine, especially of the hyperfine structure in the spectra of atoms and molecules.

Forms

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more hyperfine Degree=Cmp lexicographic
most hyperfine Degree=Sup lexicographic

Deriveds

superhyperfine