suprathermal
Having an energy greater than that associated with a comparable entity generated by thermal excitation
Adjective
- Having an energy greater than that associated with a comparable entity generated by thermal excitation
Origin
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Italic *super Proto-Italic *superos Proto-Italic *superād Old Latin suprād Latin suprā Latin supra-lbor. English supra- English thermal English suprathermal From supra- + thermal.