superstring

English

Etymology

From super- +‎ string. In physics sense: Back-formation from superstring theory, which is a shorthand for supersymmetric string theory.

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Noun

superstring (plural superstrings)

1. (physics) a hypothetical object consisting of a very small one-dimensional string that vibrates in ten (or more) dimensions
2. (computing) The string (sequence of text characters) that contains a substring.

   Given the superstring "cathode", we can extract the substrings "cat", "hod", and "ode".

Translations

hypothetical physical object

• Czech: superstruna f
• French: supercorde (fr) f
• Greek: υπερχορδή (el) f (yperchordí)
• Italian: superstringa (it) f
• Japanese: 超弦 (chōgen), 超ひも (chōhimo)
• Portuguese: supercorda f
• Spanish: supercuerda (es) f

Anagrams

• purse string, pursestring