supercooladj.n.

Brit.

/ˌsuːpəˈkuːl/,

/ˌsjuːpəˈkuːl/,

/ˈsuːpəkuːl/,

/ˈsjuːpəkuːl/, U.S.

/ˈˌsupərˈˌkul/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: super- prefix, cool adj.

Etymology: < super- prefix + cool adj. Compare earlier supercooled adj., supercooling n.

A. adj.

a. In literal sense. Very or extremely cool or cold; that is, or keeps a person or thing at, a low temperature.

ΚΠ

1915 Boston Sunday Globe 25 July 41/7 (advt.) A super-cool Filene pure silk undergarment.

1936 Boys' Life July 49 Your troop will find summer Scouting even more thrilling when outfitted with this swanky, super-cool summer Scout hat.

1975 Changing Times Apr. 4 Resolve to use air-conditioning sparingly and avoid supercool temperatures.

2010 A. Rewi Frommer's New Zealand (ed. 6) 466 All ages gather in the sunny courtyard and the super-cool interior [of the restaurant].

b. Of a temperature: close to absolute zero. Also: relating to or involving such a temperature, cryogenic.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > calmness > self-possession or self-control > [adjective]

coolc1430

coldc1500

within oneself (itself, etc.)1518

cool-headed1684

present to oneself1692

possesseda1698

self-restrained1700

self-collecteda1711

cool (cold) as a cucumbera1732

self-possessing1732

self-regulating1755

cool-brained1765

self-possessed1766

self-restraining1777

self-disciplined?1791

self-controlling1796

self-repressed1814

self-controlled1822

self-contained1838

self-repressing1849

unimpulsive1856

posé1858

downbeat1953

cucumber-cool1955

supercool1965

the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > excellence > [adjective] > very excellent or first-rate

gildenc1225

prime1402

rare1483

grand1542

holy1599

pre-excelling1600

paregal1602

classic1604

of (the) first rate1650

solary1651

first rate1674

superb1720

tip-top1722

tip-top-gallant1730

swell1819

topping1822

of the first (also finest, best, etc.) water1826

No. 11829

brag1836

A11837

A No. 11838

number one1839

awful1843

bully1851

first class1852

class1867

champion1880

too1881

tipping1887

alpha plus1898

bonzer1898

grade A1911

gold star1917

world-ranking1921

five-star1936

too much1937

first line1938

vintage1939

supercolossal1947

top1953

alpha1958

fantabulous1959

beauty1963

supercool1965

world-class1967

primo1973

1965 U.S. Patent 3,192,766 1 Most materials do not exhibit the same behavior at supercool temperatures as they do at ambient temperatures.

1979 Sci. News 4 Aug. 87/2 One application of a cryogenic maser lies in the field of experimental gravitation. Such a super-cool clock could be put on a space probe to help in the search for gravity waves.

1997 M. Gardner Relativity Simply Explained 173 Each ball is coated with niobium. This allows each spinning ball, at a supercool temperature slightly above absolute zero, to remain suspended in a vacuum.

2003 C. D. Bryant Handbk. Death & Dying I. 787 Stored at a supercool temperature, the person in cryonic suspension will theoretically ‘keep’ indefinitely.

2. slang (originally and chiefly U.S.). Very cool (cool adj. 8); (of a thing) extremely attractive, impressive, stylish, etc.; (of a person) very composed, calm, fashionable, or sophisticated.

ΚΠ

1962 Billboard Music Week 22 Dec. 16/3 The bossa nova that they heard..was the super-cool Brazilian variety that makes a masterpiece of understatement.

1968 Film Q. Autumn 61/1 The super-cool hero goes grimly about the business of unscrewing the machine.

1970 T. Wolfe Radical Chic & Mau-mauing Flak Catchers 131 The pimp style was a supercool style that was much admired or envied.

1978 Hot Car July 91/3 They were super-cool amongst the sixties surfing set in the USA.

1982 Christian Sci. Monitor 2 Feb. (Travel section) 15 Until very recently I was a nonskier... I didn't like the supercool image of skiers.

2006 A. Summers One Train Later xiv. 212 You guys were great, wow, I really like your music, supercool, where do you get that sound?

B. n.

That which is supercool (sense A. 2); an extremely cool person, phenomenon, attitude, or demeanour; (with the) supercool people collectively.

ΚΠ

1975 Radio Times 23 Aug. 11/4 James Coburn was the nicest of all those Bond-type supercools.

1981 Times 22 July 11/2 That style had itself been borrowed from younger Jamaicans, and the super cool they affected.

1983 D. M. Wardlaw Preaching Biblically 78 You see the supercool and the very uptight. You see experimental dudes and revolutionary cats.

2002 T. Pinchuck et al. Rough Guide S. Afr. (ed. 3) 262 This elegant two-storey steel structure..blows away Knysna's hippy cobwebs with a breath of upmarket supercool.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

supercoolv.

Brit.

/ˌsuːpəˈkuːl/,

/ˌsjuːpəˈkuːl/,

/ˈsuːpəkuːl/,

/ˈsjuːpəkuːl/, U.S.

/ˌsupərˈkul/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: super- prefix, cool v.¹

Etymology: < super- prefix + cool v.¹ In later use after supercooling n.

1. transitive. To make exceptionally cold; (Physics) to subject (a substance) to supercooling (supercooling n. 2), to make supercooled.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > properties of materials > temperature > coldness > make cold [verb (transitive)] > subject to supercooling

superfuse1657

supercool1867

undercool1895

the world > matter > physics > electromagnetic radiation > heat > low temperature physics > subject to supercooling [verb (transitive)]

superfuse1657

surfuse1863

supercool1867

superfuse1880

undercool1895

1867 U.S. Patent 60,934 3 By this long transit of air through this pipe K, you super-cool it, and deliver it into this room A as cold..as the air is in the chamber A, thereby saving a great amount of your ice and freezing-mixture.

1883 Jrnl. Chem. Soc. 44 151 The specimen of black phosphorus became white when fused, and remained white if cooled suddenly, but if super-cooled it again became black.

1959 B. Chalmers Physical Metall. vi. 265 The liquid of composition O is supercooled until a nucleus in one of the phases forms.

1976 Nature 22 July 323/2 The cell contents are readily supercooled.

2006 Analog June 96/1 The antiparticles, protons and positrons, were mated, and the resulting antihydrogen super-cooled for storage.

2. intransitive. Physics. To undergo supercooling.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > physics > electromagnetic radiation > heat > low temperature physics > undergo supercooling [verb (intransitive)]

supercool1899

undercool1969

the world > matter > properties of materials > temperature > coldness > be cold [verb (intransitive)] > become cold > undergo supercooling

supercool1899

undercool1969

1899 Jrnl. Physical Chem. 3 441 The writer melted the oxime, allowed it to supercool one or two degrees in the air or bath, then immersed it in the Beckmann cooling bath.

1959 B. Chalmers Physical Metall. vi. 244 When a metal sample is sufficiently subdivided into isolated drops, some supercool to the extent of about 0·2T_E before nucleation occurs.

1975 Rev. Mod. Physics 47 454/1 The A→B transition [in liquid ³He] strongly supercooled the first time the transition was made from temperatures considerably above T₀.

2001 Nature 5 Apr. p. ix/3 Most liquids crystallize on cooling, but some supercool to form an amorphous solid, or glass.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2012; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	supercool
释义	supercooladj.n. Brit. /ˌsuːpəˈkuːl/, /ˌsjuːpəˈkuːl/, /ˈsuːpəkuːl/, /ˈsjuːpəkuːl/, U.S. /ˈˌsupərˈˌkul/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: super- prefix, cool adj. Etymology: < super- prefix + cool adj. Compare earlier supercooled adj., supercooling n. A. adj. 1. a. In literal sense. Very or extremely cool or cold; that is, or keeps a person or thing at, a low temperature. ΚΠ 1915 Boston Sunday Globe 25 July 41/7 (advt.) A super-cool Filene pure silk undergarment. 1936 Boys' Life July 49 Your troop will find summer Scouting even more thrilling when outfitted with this swanky, super-cool summer Scout hat. 1975 Changing Times Apr. 4 Resolve to use air-conditioning sparingly and avoid supercool temperatures. 2010 A. Rewi Frommer's New Zealand (ed. 6) 466 All ages gather in the sunny courtyard and the super-cool interior [of the restaurant]. b. Of a temperature: close to absolute zero. Also: relating to or involving such a temperature, cryogenic. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > calmness > self-possession or self-control > [adjective] coolc1430 coldc1500 within oneself (itself, etc.)1518 cool-headed1684 present to oneself1692 possesseda1698 self-restrained1700 self-collecteda1711 cool (cold) as a cucumbera1732 self-possessing1732 self-regulating1755 cool-brained1765 self-possessed1766 self-restraining1777 self-disciplined?1791 self-controlling1796 self-repressed1814 self-controlled1822 self-contained1838 self-repressing1849 unimpulsive1856 posé1858 downbeat1953 cucumber-cool1955 supercool1965 the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > excellence > [adjective] > very excellent or first-rate gildenc1225 prime1402 rare1483 grand1542 holy1599 pre-excelling1600 paregal1602 classic1604 of (the) first rate1650 solary1651 first rate1674 superb1720 tip-top1722 tip-top-gallant1730 swell1819 topping1822 of the first (also finest, best, etc.) water1826 No. 11829 brag1836 A11837 A No. 11838 number one1839 awful1843 bully1851 first class1852 class1867 champion1880 too1881 tipping1887 alpha plus1898 bonzer1898 grade A1911 gold star1917 world-ranking1921 five-star1936 too much1937 first line1938 vintage1939 supercolossal1947 top1953 alpha1958 fantabulous1959 beauty1963 supercool1965 world-class1967 primo1973 1965 U.S. Patent 3,192,766 1 Most materials do not exhibit the same behavior at supercool temperatures as they do at ambient temperatures. 1979 Sci. News 4 Aug. 87/2 One application of a cryogenic maser lies in the field of experimental gravitation. Such a super-cool clock could be put on a space probe to help in the search for gravity waves. 1997 M. Gardner Relativity Simply Explained 173 Each ball is coated with niobium. This allows each spinning ball, at a supercool temperature slightly above absolute zero, to remain suspended in a vacuum. 2003 C. D. Bryant Handbk. Death & Dying I. 787 Stored at a supercool temperature, the person in cryonic suspension will theoretically ‘keep’ indefinitely. 2. slang (originally and chiefly U.S.). Very cool (cool adj. 8); (of a thing) extremely attractive, impressive, stylish, etc.; (of a person) very composed, calm, fashionable, or sophisticated. ΚΠ 1962 Billboard Music Week 22 Dec. 16/3 The bossa nova that they heard..was the super-cool Brazilian variety that makes a masterpiece of understatement. 1968 Film Q. Autumn 61/1 The super-cool hero goes grimly about the business of unscrewing the machine. 1970 T. Wolfe Radical Chic & Mau-mauing Flak Catchers 131 The pimp style was a supercool style that was much admired or envied. 1978 Hot Car July 91/3 They were super-cool amongst the sixties surfing set in the USA. 1982 Christian Sci. Monitor 2 Feb. (Travel section) 15 Until very recently I was a nonskier... I didn't like the supercool image of skiers. 2006 A. Summers One Train Later xiv. 212 You guys were great, wow, I really like your music, supercool, where do you get that sound? B. n. That which is supercool (sense A. 2); an extremely cool person, phenomenon, attitude, or demeanour; (with the) supercool people collectively. ΚΠ 1975 Radio Times 23 Aug. 11/4 James Coburn was the nicest of all those Bond-type supercools. 1981 Times 22 July 11/2 That style had itself been borrowed from younger Jamaicans, and the super cool they affected. 1983 D. M. Wardlaw Preaching Biblically 78 You see the supercool and the very uptight. You see experimental dudes and revolutionary cats. 2002 T. Pinchuck et al. Rough Guide S. Afr. (ed. 3) 262 This elegant two-storey steel structure..blows away Knysna's hippy cobwebs with a breath of upmarket supercool. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022). supercoolv. Brit. /ˌsuːpəˈkuːl/, /ˌsjuːpəˈkuːl/, /ˈsuːpəkuːl/, /ˈsjuːpəkuːl/, U.S. /ˌsupərˈkul/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: super- prefix, cool v.¹ Etymology: < super- prefix + cool v.¹ In later use after supercooling n. 1. transitive. To make exceptionally cold; (Physics) to subject (a substance) to supercooling (supercooling n. 2), to make supercooled. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > properties of materials > temperature > coldness > make cold [verb (transitive)] > subject to supercooling superfuse1657 supercool1867 undercool1895 the world > matter > physics > electromagnetic radiation > heat > low temperature physics > subject to supercooling [verb (transitive)] superfuse1657 surfuse1863 supercool1867 superfuse1880 undercool1895 1867 U.S. Patent 60,934 3 By this long transit of air through this pipe K, you super-cool it, and deliver it into this room A as cold..as the air is in the chamber A, thereby saving a great amount of your ice and freezing-mixture. 1883 Jrnl. Chem. Soc. 44 151 The specimen of black phosphorus became white when fused, and remained white if cooled suddenly, but if super-cooled it again became black. 1959 B. Chalmers Physical Metall. vi. 265 The liquid of composition O is supercooled until a nucleus in one of the phases forms. 1976 Nature 22 July 323/2 The cell contents are readily supercooled. 2006 Analog June 96/1 The antiparticles, protons and positrons, were mated, and the resulting antihydrogen super-cooled for storage. 2. intransitive. Physics. To undergo supercooling. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > physics > electromagnetic radiation > heat > low temperature physics > undergo supercooling [verb (intransitive)] supercool1899 undercool1969 the world > matter > properties of materials > temperature > coldness > be cold [verb (intransitive)] > become cold > undergo supercooling supercool1899 undercool1969 1899 Jrnl. Physical Chem. 3 441 The writer melted the oxime, allowed it to supercool one or two degrees in the air or bath, then immersed it in the Beckmann cooling bath. 1959 B. Chalmers Physical Metall. vi. 244 When a metal sample is sufficiently subdivided into isolated drops, some supercool to the extent of about 0·2T_E before nucleation occurs. 1975 Rev. Mod. Physics 47 454/1 The A→B transition [in liquid ³He] strongly supercooled the first time the transition was made from temperatures considerably above T₀. 2001 Nature 5 Apr. p. ix/3 Most liquids crystallize on cooling, but some supercool to form an amorphous solid, or glass. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2012; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < adj.n.1915v.1867
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