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Planck
- /ˈplæŋk/ UK
- [ˈpʰl̥æŋk] UK
- /ˈplɑ(ː)ŋk/ US
- [ˈpʰl̥ɑŋk] US
Sounds like plonk (US), plank (UK) · Rhymes with -æŋk, -ɑ(ː)ŋk
Where it comes from
Borrowed from German Planck.
proper noun
- A surname from German. As Dr. Feynman noted, there are still shorter scales of time and distance to go before we reach the ultimate limits imposed by quantum physics: the Planck length, 10^-33 of a centimeter, and the Planck time, 10^-43 of a second. Both are named for the German physicist Max Planck, who made the breakth
noun Plancks
- Used attributively in the names of various units, formulae etc. first devised or worked on by the German physicist Max Planck (1858–1947), chiefly in the realm of quantum theory. As Dr. Feynman noted, there are still shorter scales of time and distance to go before we reach the ultimate limits imposed by quantum physics: the Planck length, 10^-33 of a centimeter, and the Planck time, 10^-43 of a second. Both are named for the German physicist Max Planck, who made the breakth
- A Planck unit.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: boltzmann, nernst, blanc, gesellschaft, plank, kelvin, kolmogorov, fokker, institut, placke, plambeck, platzer, pauli, paulick, platte, pollak
Translations
Talk about this word "Planck." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/planck. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. Planck. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/planck "Planck." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/planck.Cite this
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title = {Planck},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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