supercool

English

Etymology

From super- +‎ cool.

Pronunciation

  • enPR: so͞opər-ko͞ol′
  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈsuː.pəˌkuːl/
  • (General American, Canada) IPA(key): /ˈsu.pəɹˌkul/
    Audio (US):(file)
  • (General Australian) IPA(key): /ˈsʉː.pəˌkʉːl/
  • (New Zealand) IPA(key): /ˈsʉː.pɐˌkʉːl/
  • (Scotland) IPA(key): /ˈsʉ.pəɹˌkʉl/
  • (India) IPA(key): /ˈsuː.pɜʳˌkuːl/
  • Hyphenation: su‧per‧cool

Verb

supercool (third-person singular simple present supercools, present participle supercooling, simple past and past participle supercooled)

  1. (physics) To cool a material below its transition temperature without that transition occurring.
    Synonym: undercool

Translations

Adjective

supercool (comparative more supercool, superlative most supercool)

  1. (informal) Very cool; thoroughly excellent, relaxed, or fashionable.
    • 2009, Bob LeVitus, Mac OS X Snow Leopard For Dummies, page 323:
      On to how to access your Home folder from a remote Mac — a supercool feature that's only bound to get more popular as the Internet continues to mature.
  2. (physics) Synonym of supercooled

Translations

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from English supercool. By surface analysis, super- +‎ cool.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsy.pər.kul/, /ˈsy.pər.kuːl/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: su‧per‧cool

Adjective

supercool (not comparable)

  1. (informal) supercool (very cool)

Declension

Declension of supercool
uninflected supercool
inflected supercoole
comparative
positive
predicative/adverbial supercool
indefinite m./f. sing. supercoole
n. sing. supercool
plural supercoole
definite supercoole
partitive supercools