schlieren
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Definition of schlieren
2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
- (plural, plural-normally)Regions of a fluid having different refractive index because of their different density.
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noun
- (plural, plural-normally)Regions of a fluid having different refractive index because of their different density.
- (plural, plural-normally)Irregular streaks of different composition in some igneous rocks.
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Etymology
From German Schlieren, plural of Schliere (“streak”). Compare with Latin calere, whence English scald.
Words you can make from schlieren
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20 words6-letter words
51 words- CHEERS 11 pts
- CHIELS 11 pts
- CHILES 11 pts
- CHINES 11 pts
- CHINSE 11 pts
- CHISEL 11 pts
- CREESH 11 pts
- ENRICH 11 pts
- INCHER 11 pts
- INCHES 11 pts
- LECHER 11 pts
- LECHES 11 pts
- LICHEE 11 pts
- LICHEN 11 pts
- LICHES 11 pts
- NICHES 11 pts
- RICHEN 11 pts
- RICHES 11 pts
- SEICHE 11 pts
- HEREIN 9 pts
- HIREES 9 pts
- HIRSEL 9 pts
- HIRSLE 9 pts
- INHERE 9 pts
- RELISH 9 pts
- SHINER 9 pts
- SHRINE 9 pts
- CEILER 8 pts
- CENSER 8 pts
- CERISE 8 pts
- CLINES 8 pts
- CREELS 8 pts
- CRENEL 8 pts
- INCELS 8 pts
- NIECES 8 pts
- RELICS 8 pts
- SCREEN 8 pts
- SECERN 8 pts
- SLICER 8 pts
- ENISLE 6 pts
- ENSILE 6 pts
- LIERNE 6 pts
- LINERS 6 pts
- NEREIS 6 pts
- RELIES 6 pts
- RELINE 6 pts
- RESILE 6 pts
- SEINER 6 pts
- SENILE 6 pts
- SEREIN 6 pts
- SERINE 6 pts
5-letter words
63 words- CHEER 10 pts
- CHIEL 10 pts
- CHILE 10 pts
- CHINE 10 pts
- CHINS 10 pts
- ECHES 10 pts
- HENCE 10 pts
- LEECH 10 pts
- NICHE 10 pts
- HEELS 8 pts
- HEILS 8 pts
- HEIRS 8 pts
- HERES 8 pts
- HERLS 8 pts
- HERNS 8 pts
- HIREE 8 pts
- HIRES 8 pts
- LEHRS 8 pts
- SHEEN 8 pts
- SHEER 8 pts
- SHIEL 8 pts
- SHIER 8 pts
- SHINE 8 pts
- SHIRE 8 pts
- CEILS 7 pts
- CENSE 7 pts
- CERES 7 pts
- CINES 7 pts
- CIRES 7 pts
- CLINE 7 pts
- CREEL 7 pts
- CRIES 7 pts
- INCEL 7 pts
- NICER 7 pts
- NIECE 7 pts
- RELIC 7 pts
- RICES 7 pts
- SCENE 7 pts
- SCREE 7 pts
- SINCE 7 pts
- SLICE 7 pts
- ERNES 5 pts
- LEERS 5 pts
- LENES 5 pts
- LENIS 5 pts
- LENSE 5 pts
- LIENS 5 pts
- LIERS 5 pts
- LINER 5 pts
- LINES 5 pts
- REELS 5 pts
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- RESIN 5 pts
- RIELS 5 pts
- RILES 5 pts
- RINSE 5 pts
- RISEN 5 pts
- SEINE 5 pts
- SERIN 5 pts
- SIREE 5 pts
- SIREN 5 pts
- SLIER 5 pts
- SNEER 5 pts
4-letter words
60 words- CHIN 9 pts
- CHIS 9 pts
- ECHE 9 pts
- ICHS 9 pts
- INCH 9 pts
- LECH 9 pts
- LICH 9 pts
- RICH 9 pts
- ELHI 7 pts
- HEEL 7 pts
- HEIL 7 pts
- HEIR 7 pts
- HENS 7 pts
- HERE 7 pts
- HERL 7 pts
- HERN 7 pts
- HERS 7 pts
- HIES 7 pts
- HINS 7 pts
- HIRE 7 pts
- HISN 7 pts
- LEHR 7 pts
- RESH 7 pts
- CEES 6 pts
- CEIL 6 pts
- CELS 6 pts
- CERE 6 pts
- CINE 6 pts
- CIRE 6 pts
- CRIS 6 pts
- ICES 6 pts
- LICE 6 pts
- NICE 6 pts
- RECS 6 pts
- RICE 6 pts
- EELS 4 pts
- ELSE 4 pts
- ERNE 4 pts
- ERNS 4 pts
- ESNE 4 pts
- IRES 4 pts
- ISLE 4 pts
- LEER 4 pts
- LEES 4 pts
- LEIS 4 pts
- LENS 4 pts
- LIEN 4 pts
- LIER 4 pts
- LIES 4 pts
- LINE 4 pts
- LINS 4 pts
- LIRE 4 pts
- NILS 4 pts
- REEL 4 pts
- REES 4 pts
- REIN 4 pts
- REIS 4 pts
- RIEL 4 pts
- RILE 4 pts
- RINS 4 pts
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