name
Meaning 1
A surname from German.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
Planck
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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Pronunciation
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/ˈplæŋk/
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[ˈphl̥æŋk]
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rhymes with -æŋk
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/ˈplɑ(ː)ŋk/
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[ˈphl̥ɑŋk]
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rhymes with -ɑ(ː)ŋk
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homophone: plonk (US)
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homophone: plank (UK)
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CMU ARPABET: P L AE1 NG K Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics
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noun
Meaning 3
A Planck unit.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics
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noun
Meaning 4
German physicist whose explanation of blackbody radiation in the context of quantized energy emissions initiated quantum theory (1858-1947)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: Max Planck, Max Karl Ernst Ludwig Planck
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: physicist
History
Etymology
Borrowed from German Planck.
Across languages
Translations
14 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Chinese Mandarin: 普朗克 (Pǔlǎngkè) — surname
- French: Planck — surname
- Polish: Planck — surname
- Russian: Пла́нк (Plánk) — surname
- Arabic: بْلَانْك (blank) — attributive use of surname
- Chinese Mandarin: 普朗克 (Pǔlǎngkè) — attributive use of surname
- Hindi: प्लैंक (pla͠ik) — attributive use of surname
- Japanese: プランク (Puranku) — attributive use of surname
- Korean: 플랑크 (Peullangkeu) — attributive use of surname
- Marathi: प्लांक (plāṅka) — attributive use of surname
- Persian: پلانک (plânk) — attributive use of surname
- Polish: Planck — attributive use of surname
- Russian: Планк — attributive use of surname
- Polish: jednostka Plancka — unit of measure