"supercool" meaning in English

See supercool in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈsuː.pəˌkuːl/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈsu.pəɹˌkul/ [Canada, General-American], /ˈsʉː.pəˌkʉːl/ [General-Australian], /ˈsʉː.pɐˌkʉːl/ [New-Zealand], /ˈsʉ.pəɹˌkʉl/ [Scotland], /ˈsuː.pɜʳˌkuːl/ [India] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-supercool.wav Forms: more supercool [comparative], most supercool [superlative]
enPR: so͞o′pər-ko͞ol′ Etymology: From super- + cool. Etymology templates: {{af|en|super-|cool}} super- + cool Head templates: {{en-adj}} supercool (comparative more supercool, superlative most supercool)
  1. (informal) Very cool; thoroughly excellent, relaxed, or fashionable. Tags: informal Translations (very cool): supercool (Dutch)
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  2. (physics) Synonym of supercooled Synonyms: supercooled [synonym, synonym-of]
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Verb

IPA: /ˈsuː.pəˌkuːl/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈsu.pəɹˌkul/ [Canada, General-American], /ˈsʉː.pəˌkʉːl/ [General-Australian], /ˈsʉː.pɐˌkʉːl/ [New-Zealand], /ˈsʉ.pəɹˌkʉl/ [Scotland], /ˈsuː.pɜʳˌkuːl/ [India] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-supercool.wav Forms: supercools [present, singular, third-person], supercooling [participle, present], supercooled [participle, past], supercooled [past]
enPR: so͞o′pər-ko͞ol′ Etymology: From super- + cool. Etymology templates: {{af|en|super-|cool}} super- + cool Head templates: {{en-verb}} supercool (third-person singular simple present supercools, present participle supercooling, simple past and past participle supercooled)
  1. (physics) To cool a material below its transition temperature without that transition occurring. Synonyms: undercool Translations (to cool a material below its transition temperature without that transition occurring): onderkoelen (Dutch), goroeri (Welsh)
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      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/6/6b/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Flame%2C_not_lame-supercool.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Flame%2C_not_lame-supercool.wav.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/6/6b/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Flame%2C_not_lame-supercool.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Flame%2C_not_lame-supercool.wav.ogg"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈsʉː.pəˌkʉːl/",
      "tags": [
        "General-Australian"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈsʉː.pɐˌkʉːl/",
      "tags": [
        "New-Zealand"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈsʉ.pəɹˌkʉl/",
      "tags": [
        "Scotland"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈsuː.pɜʳˌkuːl/",
      "tags": [
        "India"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "lang_code": "nl",
      "sense": "very cool",
      "word": "supercool"
    }
  ],
  "word": "supercool"
}

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