English Explanatory Dictionary

Planck

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A surname from German.
noun
  1. Used attributively in the names of various units, formulae etc. first devised or worked on by the German physicist Max Planck (1858–1947), chiefly in the realm of quantum theory.
  2. A Planck unit.

Pronunciation

/ˈplæŋk/ [ˈpʰl̥æŋk] /ˈplɑ(ː)ŋk/ [ˈpʰl̥ɑŋk]

Word forms

Planck Plancks

Etymology

Borrowed from German Planck.

Derived words

planckon Planck acceleration Planck action Planck angular frequency Planck area Planck charge Planck current Planck density Planck energy Planck entropy Planck epoch Planck force Planck frequency Planckian Planck impedance Planck length Planck mass Planck momentum Planck particle Planck postulate Planck power Planck pressure Planck relic Planck scale Planck's constant Planck's law Planck speed Planck's principle Planck star Planck temperature Planck time Planck unification Planck unit Planck velocity Planck viscosity Planck voltage Planck volume
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