Associations to the word «Josephson»

Wiktionary

JOSEPHSON EFFECT, noun. (physics) the zero-voltage current of paired electrons through a weak connection between superconductors
JOSEPHSON JUNCTION, noun. (physics) a weak insulating barrier between two superconductors, used as an ultrafast switch

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats