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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD BUCKYBALL

From buck(minsterfullerene) + y² + ball1.
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PRONUNCIATION OF BUCKYBALL

buckyball  [ˈbʌkɪˌbɔːl] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BUCKYBALL

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Buckyball is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES BUCKYBALL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

buckyball

Buckminsterfullerene

Buckminsterfullerene is a spherical fullerene molecule with the formula C60. It has a cage-like fused-ring structure which resembles a soccer ball, made of twenty hexagons and twelve pentagons, with a carbon atom at each vertex of each polygon and a bond along each polygon edge. It was first generated in 1985 by Harold Kroto, James R. Heath, Sean O'Brien, Robert Curl, and Richard Smalley at Rice University. Kroto, Curl and Smalley were awarded the 1996 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for their roles in the discovery of buckminsterfullerene and the related class of molecules, the fullerenes. The name is a reference to Buckminster Fuller, as C60 resembles his trademark geodesic domes. Buckminsterfullerene is the most common naturally occurring fullerene molecule, as it can be found in small quantities in soot. Solid and gaseous forms of the molecule have been detected in deep space. Buckminsterfullerene is one of the largest objects to have been shown to exhibit wave–particle duality, as stated in the theory every object exhibits this behavior. Its discovery led to the exploration of a new field of chemistry, involving the study of fullerenes.

Definition of buckyball in the English dictionary

The definition of buckyball in the dictionary is a ball-like polyhedral carbon molecule of the type found in buckminsterfullerene and other fullerenes.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH BUCKYBALL


baseball
ˈbeɪsˌbɔːl
basketball
ˈbɑːskɪtˌbɔːl
cannonball
ˈkænənˌbɔːl
eyeball
ˈaɪˌbɔːl
fireball
ˈfaɪəˌbɔːl
foosball
ˈfuːsˌbɔːl
football
ˈfʊtˌbɔːl
handball
ˈhændˌbɔːl
highball
ˈhaɪˌbɔːl
meatball
ˈmiːtˌbɔːl
netball
ˈnɛtˌbɔːl
oddball
ˈɒdˌbɔːl
pinball
ˈpɪnˌbɔːl
puffball
ˈpʌfˌbɔːl
racquetball
ˈrækɪtˌbɔːl
snowball
ˈsnəʊˌbɔːl
softball
ˈsɒftˌbɔːl
trackball
ˈtrækˌbɔːl
volleyball
ˈvɒlɪˌbɔːl
wallyball
ˈwɒlɪˌbɔːl

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BUCKYBALL

buckling
buckminsterfullerene
bucko
buckra
buckrake
buckram
Bucks
bucksaw
buckshee
buckshish
buckshot
buckskin
buckskinned
buckskins
bucktail
buckteeth
buckthorn
bucktooth
buckwheat
buckytube

WORDS THAT END LIKE BUCKYBALL

American football
association football
ball
crystal ball
cue ball
eyeball to eyeball
eyeball-to-eyeball
fantasy football
five-a-side football
golf ball
gumball
hardball
league football
masked ball
no-ball
on the ball
play-the-ball
Swiss ball
tennis ball
wrecking ball

Synonyms and antonyms of buckyball in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «buckyball» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BUCKYBALL

Find out the translation of buckyball to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of buckyball from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «buckyball» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

布基球
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

buckyball
570 millions of speakers

English

buckyball
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

buckyball
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

البكي
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

бакибол
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

buckyball
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

buckyball
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

footballène
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Buckyball
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

buckyball
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

バッキーボール
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

버키볼
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Buckyball
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

buckyball
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பக்கிபால்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

Buckyball
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

buckyball
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

buckyball
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

buckyball
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

бакіболи
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

buckyball
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

buckyball
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

buckyball
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

buckyball
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

buckyball
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of buckyball

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BUCKYBALL»

The term «buckyball» is regularly used and occupies the 91.578 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BUCKYBALL» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about buckyball

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BUCKYBALL»

Discover the use of buckyball in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to buckyball and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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BUCKYBALL
Buckyball is a first person narrative. James Pissola tells the story of how one night of partying with his best friend in South Beach changed his life.
FABIEN ROY, 2010
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Transforming Matter: A History of Chemistry from Alchemy to ...
Transforming Matter provides an accessible and clearly written introduction to the history of chemistry, telling the story of how the discipline has developed over the years.
Trevor H. Levere, 2001
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The Most Beautiful Molecule: The Discovery of the Buckyball
In the words of author Hugh Aldersey-Williams, it was an example of "classic bootleg science". The work was done on the back of other, funded projects, and when time would allow. Yet its commercial implications are probably immense.
Hugh Aldersey-Williams, 1997
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Nanoscale Science: Activities for Grades 6-12
l To describe the geometry of a carbon nanotube and a buckyball. l To understand the relationship between geometry of nanoscale objects and the behavior of the materials. Process Skills l Predicting l Inferring Activity Duration 20–30 minutes ...
‎2007
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Learning Bio-Micro-Nanotechnology
3.8.2 Boron Buckyballs In 2007, scientists at Rice University discovered a boron buckyball. Rice University predicted that the stable structure for the boron buckyball would contain 80 atoms. This fullerene molecule was supposed to result from ...
Mel I. Mendelson, 2013
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Nanotechnology For Dummies
When sunlight hits the organic molecules, it generates an electron. With luck, the electron will encounter a buckyball. The electron is then absorbed by the buckyball and travels down the carbon nanotube to the electrode on the outside of the ...
Earl Boysen, Nancy C. Muir, 2011
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Krishan's Engineering Physics Vol-2
Therefore the tremendous energy at the site of the arc is rapidly dissipated as the fragments of carbon cool and form buckyballs because helium is abundant in the buckyball generator helium is trapped in the interior cavity of buckyball.
S Gupta
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Nanoscience: Underlying Physical Concepts and Phenomena
We performed molecular dynamics simulations of a buckyball-antibody complex. The initial coordinates of the antibody were available from the Protein Data Bank (PDB ID code 1EMT) (23). The coordinates of the buckyball (C60) were ...
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 2002
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Introduction To Solid State Physics, 1/e
15.9.2. Boron. Buckyball. A new type of buckyball utilizing boron atoms instead of the usual carbon has been disovered. This structure, called Boron buckyball (B- 60), is predicted to be more stable than the C-60 buckyball.
Kumar, Arun
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Nature's Nanostructures
For example, what is the appropriate label for buckminsterfullerene, which is also commonly referred to as a buckyball, an object that resides right at the lower size limit of the colloidal size range? In one view, the buckyball has a precise ...
Amanda S. Barnard, Haibo Guo, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BUCKYBALL»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term buckyball is used in the context of the following news items.
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With $10 million in her pocket, Rice scientist buys a microscope
... of nanotechnology, a field born at Rice University in 1985 with the discovery of a soccer ball-shaped carbon molecule called the buckyball. «Houston Chronicle, Jul 15»
2
Watching the world recede in a green station wagon with big fins
The U.S. exhibit was a big Buckyball, a geodesic dome designed by Buckminster Fuller. The Soviet exhibit showed the good side of oppression ... «TriValley Central, Jun 15»
3
New state of matter found in crystal made from buckyballs
A new type of metallic state of matter has been discovered by an international team of researchers studying a superconductor made from ... «physicsworld.com, May 15»
4
Can buckyball 'bombs' blow up cancer?
To build the miniature explosives, Prezhdo and his colleagues attached 12 nitrous oxide molecules to a single buckyball and then heated it. «Futurity: Research News, Mar 15»
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Buy Scott Disick's Mom's Buckyball House for $799K
BuckminsterFuller1.jpeg Ever wondered where Kardashian son-in-law Scott Disick's parents lived? Yeah, neither did we. But now you know: in ... «Curbed Hamptons, Feb 15»
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Buckyball insulation additive reduces electricity transmission losses
Future power grids could be made far more efficient by adding nanometre-sized carbon balls to the insulation plastic used in high-voltage ... «The Engineer, Feb 15»
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Deadline approaching for magnetic Buckyball refunds
Deadline approaching for magnetic Buckyball refunds. By Connie Thompson Published: Jan 15, 2015 at 5:55 PM PDT Last Updated: Jan 15, 2015 at 8:34 PM ... «KOMO News, Jan 15»
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Buckyball magnet dangers for children
Amarillo, TX - A paperweight found on many adult desks or in the hands of older children is sending smaller children to the hospital. Buckyballs ... «KFDA, Dec 14»
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Smaller, But Still Bigger than a Molecule: Leo Villareal Reveals New …
In scientific terms, a buckyball is a molecule resembling a soccer ball that represents a specific carbon form, C60. It was named after ... «New York Observer, Nov 14»
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CSPC Issues Final Rule on Hazardous Buckyball-like Magnets
The Consumer Product Safety Commission voted on a final rule today to address hazards posed to children by high-powered magnets. «Food Poisoning Bulletin, Sep 14»

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