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josephson effect

Jo·seph·son ef·fect
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [joh-zuh f-suh n, -suh f- ih-fekt]
    • /ˈdʒoʊ zəf sən, -səf- ɪˈfɛkt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [joh-zuh f-suh n, -suh f- ih-fekt]
    • /ˈdʒoʊ zəf sən, -səf- ɪˈfɛkt/

Definitions of josephson effect words

  • noun josephson effect a high-speed switch, used in experimental computers, that operates on the basis of a radiative phenomenon (Jo·sephson effect) exhibited by a pair of superconductors separated by a thin insulator. 1
  • noun josephson effect any one of the phenomena which occur when an electric current passes through a very thin insulating layer between two superconducting substances. The applications include the very precise standardization of the volt 0
  • noun josephson effect (physics) the zero-voltage current of paired electrons through a weak connection between superconductors. 0
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Origin of josephson effect

First appearance:

before 1965
One of the 2% newest English words
1965-70; after B. D. Josephson, who predicted the existence of the effect

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This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 1% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
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