strangelet en · NOUN
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰs Proto-Indo-European *-teros Proto-Indo-European *h₁eǵʰsteros Proto-Italic *eksteros Latin exter Latin extrā Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Proto-Indo-European *-éyos Proto-Italic *-ejos Proto-Italic *-eos Latin -eus Latin -āneus Latin extrāneusder. Old French estrange Anglo-Norman estraungebor. Middle English straunge English strange Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -lus Latin -ellus Old French -el Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-tosder.? Late Latin -ittus Old French -et Old French -eletbor. Middle English -let English -let English strangelet From strange + -let.
Meanings
- A proposed fragment of strange matter, consisting of a bound state of roughly equal numbers of up, down, and strange quarks.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| strangelets | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Translations (3)
ru странгле́т (Proposed fragment of strange matter) · ru стра́пелька (Proposed fragment of strange matter) · fi outokainen (Proposed fragment of strange matter)