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superfluidity(encyclopedia)

divergent (iou) and superfluidity (iou)


divergent (iou)



divergent adjective. L17.
[formed as DIVERGENCE + -ENT, perh. after French divergent.]
Diverging; of or pertaining to divergence; Math. (of an infinite series) not convergent. L17.
C. Darwin The Siamese have small noses, with divergent nostrils. H. Macmillan There seemed little likelihood of reconciling the divergent interests.
Psychology. Of thought: tending to produce a variety of unusual answers or responses; not habitually given to deductive reasoning. Cf. CONVERGENT 3. M20.
divergently adverb E19.

superfluidity (iou)



superfluidity noun. M20.
[from SUPER- 3 + FLUIDITY.]
Physics. The property of flowing without viscosity or friction which is exhibited by isotopes of liquid helium below certain temperatures; an analogous property of Other collections of particles (as the electrons in a superconductor) that exhibit quantum effects on a macroscopic scale.