supersymmetry
Meaningsymmetry beyond
Common meaning: a proposed pairing of all particle types
- superover, above
- symtogether
- metra measure, a rule for measuringLiddell & Scott, Greek-English Lexicon (1883), p. 957 · scan
- ynoun ending: study, state or act
‘over, above’ + ‘together’ + ‘a measure, a rule for measuring’ → supersymmetry
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
- UK IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.
- US IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.
Origin: Built on Greek μέτρον ‘a measure, a rule for measuring’.
Roots
- μέτρον Greek “a measure, a rule for measuring”
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