supraconductivityn.
/ˌsuːprəˌkɒndʌkˈtɪvᵻti/, /ˌsjuːprəˌkɒndʌkˈtɪvᵻti/, U.S. /ˌsuprəˌkɑndəkˈtɪvᵻdi/ Physics.
= superconductivity n.
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superconduction1913
superconductivity1913
supraconductivity1914
supraconduction1920
1914 H. Kamerlingh Onnes in Proc. Section Sci. Koninklijke Akad. van Wetenschappen te Amsterdam 17 516 In the experiments so far described the supra-conducting closing of the conductor tested for supra-conductivity was obtained by melting the two ends together.
1921 Jrnl. Washington Acad. Sci. 11 455 The phenomenon of supraconductivity has to the present time been found in mercury, tin, thallium, and lead.
1962 P. J. Durrant & B. Durrant Introd. Adv. Inorg. Chem. xviii. 591 Graphite does not show supraconductivity.
1976 Progress in Sci. Culture (E. Majorana Centre) Spring 90 The most important theoretical items were probably the nuclear analogy of supraconductivity..and the accounting of wave functions for deformed nuclei.
2007 V. Rivasseau in B. Duplantier & V. Rivasseau Quantum Spaces 33 To understand the formation of Cooper pairs in supraconductivity.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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