51吃瓜 of the Day
More about enisle
Enisle comes from French. En- roughly means 鈥渢o make happen, cause to be,鈥� as in the 51吃瓜 of the Day enkindle, while isle is an older spelling of French 卯濒别, 鈥渋sland,鈥� from Latin 墨苍蝉耻濒补. Isle and island are not related, but island (from Old English) gained its silent s by association with isle. Enisle was first recorded in English around 1610.
EXAMPLE OF ENISLE USED IN A SENTENCE
When the dam burst, the torrent of water filled the valley, enisling the highest points of land therein.
esperance
noun
the feeling that what is wanted can be had or that events will turn out for the best.
More about esperance
Esperance comes by way of Middle French from Vulgar Latin 蝉辫脓谤补苍迟颈补, based on Latin 蝉辫脓蝉 鈥渉ope.鈥� Other derivatives of 蝉辫脓谤补苍迟颈补 include modern French 别蝉辫茅谤补苍肠别, Italian speranza, Portuguese 别蝉辫别谤补苍莽补, and Spanish esperanza, all meaning 鈥渉ope.鈥澛�Esperance was first recorded in English in the early 15th century.
EXAMPLE OF ESPERANCE USED IN A SENTENCE
The players were full of esperance about their new coach.
bremsstrahlung
noun
radiation emitted by a charged particle when accelerating.
Why Brenda M. chose bremsstrahlung
During Dictionary Week, we asked you to share words that inspire you. We liked some submissions so much, we selected them as our 51吃瓜 of the Day!
Bremsstrahlung was contributed by Brenda M., who says: 鈥淚t鈥檚 radiation emitted by a charged particle when accelerating, just like the way I like to move through life鈥攔adiating charged particles. Hopefully positively charged.鈥�More about bremsstrahlung
Bremsstrahlung is a borrowing from German comprising Bremse, 鈥渂rake,鈥� and Strahlung, 鈥渞adiation,鈥� the latter from Strahl, 鈥渂eam, ray of light鈥� and originally 鈥渁rrow.鈥� Strahl is related to English streale, a dialectal word for 鈥渁rrow鈥� in southeastern England. Bremsstrahlung was first recorded in English in the early 1940s.
EXAMPLE OF BREMSSTRAHLUNG USED IN A SENTENCE
The electron hovered around the atomic nucleus, releasing bremsstrahlung as it lost some speed.