"Schrödinger" meaning in English

See Schrödinger in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /ˈʃɹoʊdɪŋɚ/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Schrödinger.wav Forms: Schrödingers [plural], Schrodinger [alternative], Schroedinger [alternative]
Etymology: From German Schrödinger * The places are named for physicist Erwin Schrödinger Etymology templates: {{bor|en|de|Schrödinger}} German Schrödinger Head templates: {{en-proper noun|~}} Schrödinger (countable and uncountable, plural Schrödingers)
  1. (countable) A surname from German. Tags: countable Translations (surname): 薛定諤 /薛定谔 (Xuēdìng'è) (Chinese Mandarin), Schrödinger [feminine, masculine] (German), شرودینگر (šerudinger) (Persian), Шрёдингер (Šrjódinger) (Russian)
    Sense id: en-Schrödinger-en-name-gISmo46Y Categories (other): English surnames, Terms with German translations Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 73 5 4 18 Disambiguation of 'surname': 85 4 4 6
  2. A placename
    Ellipsis of Schrödinger Crater: a crater in LQ30, Moon, Earth-Moon System, Solar System.
    Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis, uncountable Alternative form of: Schrödinger Crater (extra: a crater in LQ30, Moon, Earth-Moon System, Solar System)
    Sense id: en-Schrödinger-en-name-vOuKKwVy
  3. A placename
    Ellipsis of Vallis Schrödinger: a valley in LQ30, Moon, Earth-Moon System, Solar System.
    Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis, uncountable Alternative form of: Vallis Schrödinger (extra: a valley in LQ30, Moon, Earth-Moon System, Solar System)
    Sense id: en-Schrödinger-en-name-qtLqBNnI Categories (other): Ellipses of places, Valleys
  4. A placename
    Ellipsis of 13092 Schrödinger: an asteroid in Main Belt, Solar System.
    Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis, uncountable Alternative form of: 13092 Schrödinger (extra: an asteroid in Main Belt, Solar System)
    Sense id: en-Schrödinger-en-name-~oFY75b~ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Persian translations, Terms with Russian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 4 14 11 71 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 9 14 13 64 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 19 19 12 49 Disambiguation of Terms with Persian translations: 17 17 16 51 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 10 15 14 61
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Asteroid Schrödinger, Crater Schrödinger, Schrödinger Asteroid, Schrödinger Crater, Schrödinger equation, Schrödinger field, Schrödinger's cat, Schrödinger's douchebag, Schrödinger's kitten, Schrödinger Valley

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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