Download the app
educalingo
Planck
" As an Englishman, permit me now to say with what pleasure I learnt of the election of Professor Planck and Professor Stark to the Nobel Prizes for the years 1918 and 1919."
Charles Glover Barkla

Meaning of "Planck" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

PRONUNCIATION OF PLANCK

plæŋk


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PLANCK

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Planck 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 PLANCK MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Max Planck

Max Karl Ernst Ludwig Planck, FRS was a German theoretical physicist who originated quantum theory, which won him the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1918. Planck made many contributions to theoretical physics, but his fame rests primarily on his role as originator of the quantum theory. This theory revolutionized human understanding of atomic and subatomic processes, just as Albert Einstein’s theory of relativity revolutionized the understanding of space and time. Together they constitute the fundamental theories of 20th-century physics.

Definition of Planck in the English dictionary

The definition of Planck in the dictionary is Max. 1858–1947, German physicist who first formulated the quantum theory : Nobel prize for physics 1918.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PLANCK

banc · bank · blank · blankety-blank · clank · crank · dank · drank · flank · franc · frank · gangplank · hank · lank · outflank · plank · prank · rank · tank · thank

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PLANCK

Planck constant · Planck´s constant · Planck´s law

WORDS THAT END LIKE PLANCK

attack · back · Bentinck · black · block · by the neck · check · ck · click · clock · cock · deck · Eysenck · Franck · Genck · Humperdinck · Maeterlinck · Monck · Sweelinck · Vlaminck

Synonyms and antonyms of Planck in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «Planck» into 25 languages

TRANSLATOR

TRANSLATION OF PLANCK

Find out the translation of Planck to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of Planck from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Planck» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

普朗克
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

Planck
570 millions of speakers
en

English

Planck
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

प्लैंक
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

بلانك
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

Планка
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator English - Portuguese

Planck
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

প্লাঙ্ক
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

Planck
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Planck
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

Planck
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

プランク
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

플랑크
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Planck
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Planck
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

ப்ளாங்க்
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

प्लॅंक
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

Planck
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator English - Italian

Planck
65 millions of speakers
pl

Translator English - Polish

Planck
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

планка
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

Planck
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Planck
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Planck
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Planck
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Planck
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Planck

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PLANCK»

Principal search tendencies and common uses of Planck
List of principal searches undertaken by users to access our English online dictionary and most widely used expressions with the word «Planck».

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

EXAMPLES

QUOTES WITH «PLANCK»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word Planck.
1
Charles Glover Barkla
As an Englishman, permit me now to say with what pleasure I learnt of the election of Professor Planck and Professor Stark to the Nobel Prizes for the years 1918 and 1919.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PLANCK»

Discover the use of Planck in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Planck and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Fokker-Planck Equation: Methods of Solution and Applications
The author of this book, Hannes Risken, has made substantial contributions to the development and application of such methods, e.g., to laser physics, diffusion in periodic potentials, and other problems.
Hannes Risken, 1996
2
The Dilemmas of an Upright Man: Max Planck As Spokesman for ...
Depicts the life of the originator of quantum theory and examines his role in the German scientific community
J. L. Heilbron, 1987
3
Physics Meets Philosophy at the Planck Scale: Contemporary ...
Was the first book to examine the exciting area of overlap between philosophy and quantum mechanics with chapters by leading experts from around the world.
Craig Callender, Nick Huggett, 2001
4
Real Food: What to Eat and Why
Hailed as the "patron saint of farmers' markets" by the Guardian and called one of the "great food activists" by Vanity Fair's David Kamp, Nina Planck is single-handedly changing the way we view "real food.
Nina Planck, 2008
5
Treatise on Thermodynamics
Great classic, still one of the best introductions to thermodynamics. Fundamentals, first and second principles of thermodynamics, applications to special states of equilibrium, more. Numerous worked examples. 1917 edition.
Max Planck, Alexander Ogg, 1945
6
Max Planck Yearbook of United Nations Law: (2000)
Kosovo.
Jochen Abraham Frowein, Rüdiger Wolfrum, Christiane E. Philipp, 2000
7
Max Planck Yearbook of United Nations Law, 2001
This book is a must-have for any academic involved in international law. For more information on this yearbook please visit the website of the Max Planck Institute
Jochen Abr Frowein, Christiane E. Philipp, 2001
8
Max Planck Yearbook of United Nations Law
This publication constitutes the first scholarly periodical to focus on activities of the United Nations in the field of international law.
Armin Von Bogdandy, Rüdiger Wolfrum, Christiane E. Philipp, 2005
9
Max Planck: Revolutionary Physicist
Max Planck is a Capstone Press publication.
Jane Weir, 2009
10
Nonlinear Fokker-Planck Equations: Fundamentals and Applications
Centered around the natural phenomena of relaxations and fluctuations, this monograph provides readers with a foundation in the linear and nonlinear Fokker-Planck equations that describe the evolution of distribution functions.
T.D. Frank, 2006

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PLANCK»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Planck is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Revamping the metric measure of mass
This task requires a highly accurate measurement of Planck's constant, which links energy and frequency. Planck's constant can be used to ... «Science News, Jul 15»
2
High-Performance 3-D Silicon Anodes Made From Reed Leaves
... owing to assumed greater capacity and lowered operating voltage — has been developed by researchers at Max Planck Institute for Solid ... «CleanTechnica, Jul 15»
3
Physics' Split Personality: Is the Dark Side Winning?
... along with space and time. The Planck era is an example of a sharp divide between the known universe and another, unknowable state. «SFGate, Jul 15»
4
Scientists discover an early modern human with a recent …
... said lead author Dr. Mateja Hajdinjak, Department of Evolutionary Genetics, Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology. Explore ... «Phys.Org, Jul 15»
5
China needs its human rights lawyers to fortify its rule of law
Dr Zhou Zunyou is head of the China section at Germany's Max Planck Institute for Foreign and International Criminal Law, and the author of ... «South China Morning Post, Jul 15»
6
Moss Emissions Could Unexpectedly Hasten Global Warming
That's why a team led by experts from the Max Planck Institute for Chemistry have turned their attention to other organism for whom emissions ... «Nature World News, Jul 15»
7
New treatment options for a fatal leukemia
... via the environmental research program of the German Federal Environment Ministry and by the Max Planck Institute for Molecular Genetics. «Medical Xpress, Jul 15»
8
Tinkering won't fix doctor shortage
I take heart in the words of the physicist Max Planck: “A new scientific truth does not triumph by convincing its opponents and making them see ... «Times Colonist, Jul 15»
9
Kiwi Birds Unable To See Color After Adapting Nocturnal Lifestyle …
In a study published in the journal Genome Biology, researchers from the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology and the University ... «Tech Times, Jul 15»
10
Russian physicist suspected of spying at Max Planck Institute in Bonn
A Russian physicist who worked at Bonn's Max Planck Institute five years ago sent confidential research results to Moscow's secret service, ... «Deutsche Welle, Jul 15»
REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Planck [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/planck>. May 2024 ».
Download the educalingo app
EN