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superheavy

  • adjective

Much heavier than usual.

Example

“The superheavy tank weighed 80 tonnes and was said to be indestructible in combat.”

Other meanings

  1. Describing a transuranic element with an extremely high atomic number; typically taken to mean beyond lawrencium (element 103, the last actinide).

  2. stressed more than is usual

Related words

  • superheavy water
  • superheavy tank

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “superheavy” on Wiktionary, by its contributors, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.