crackle
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crackle
- /ˈkɹækəl/
Rhymes with -ækəl
Where it comes from
From Middle English crakelen, equivalent to crack + -le (frequentative suffix). The physics sense is part of a facetious sequence "snap, crackle, pop", after the mascots of Rice Krispies cereal.
noun crackles
- A prolonged, frequent cracking sound; a fizzing, popping sound. I heard a crackle from the frying pan as I was frying bacon.
- A style of glaze giving the impression of many small cracks. The Chinese attach great value to their crackle, which, though it looks like damaged glaze, is produced by art; […].
- The fifth derivative of the position vector with respect to time (after velocity, acceleration, jerk, and jounce), i.e. the rate of change of jounce.
- Synonym of crackling (“crispy rind of roast pork”). By the look on my face I must have anticipated the joy of the crackle, apparently having come to look forward to the roast pig that appeared only at gatherings such as this. I bet I asked for another piece once I was done.
verb crackles · crackling · crackled
- To make a prolonged, frequent cracking sound which sounds like fizzing or popping. a crackling fire
- To be full of tension or emotion. The last scenes of the film crackle with repressed sexual energy.
