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superfluid

/soo-per-floo-id/US // ˌsu pərˈflu ɪd //UK // (ˌsuːpəˈfluːɪd) //

超流体,超流质,超级流体,超液体

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a fluid that exhibits frictionless flow, very high heat conductivity, and other unusual physical properties, helium below 2.186 K being the only known example.
adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : of or relating to a superfluid.

Examples

  • A quirk of quantum mechanics, a superfluid is a substance that acts like a fluid with zero viscosity.

  • Scientists have caught glimpses of superfluids by cooling helium to temperatures barely above absolute zero.

  • In conventional superconductors, where clusters of atoms pair free electrons, just 1 in 100,000 electrons join the superconducting superfluid.