noun
- a state of matter in which a liquid flows without friction or viscosity at extremely low temperatures
Usage: physics
Examples
- Liquid helium exhibits superfluidity when cooled below 2.17 Kelvin.
- The discovery of superfluidity revolutionized our understanding of quantum mechanics.
- Scientists study superfluidity to better understand the behavior of matter at absolute zero.
- In superfluidity, the liquid can flow through tiny openings without any resistance.
- The phenomenon of superfluidity was first observed in helium-4 in 1938.
- Researchers are investigating superfluidity in other substances besides helium.