crackle
noun
- fifth derivative of the displacement; fourth derivative of velocity
verb
- make crackling noises
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˈkɹækəl/
noun
Etymology: From Middle English crakelen, equivalent to crack + -le (frequentative suffix). The physics sense is part of a facetious sequence "snap, crackle, pop", after the mascots of Rice Krispies cereal.
- A prolonged, frequent cracking sound; a fizzing, popping sound.
“I heard a crackle from the frying pan as I was frying bacon.”
“There was an annoying crackle during the phone call, due to poor connection.”
- A style of glaze giving the impression of many small cracks.
“The Chinese attach great value to their crackle, which, though it looks like damaged glaze, is produced by art; […].”
- The fifth derivative of the position vector with respect to time (after velocity, acceleration, jerk, and jounce), i.e. the rate of change of jounce.
- Synonym of crackling (“crispy rind of roast pork”).
“By the look on my face I must have anticipated the joy of the crackle, apparently having come to look forward to the roast pig that appeared only at gatherings such as this. I bet I asked for another piece once I was done.”
verb
Etymology: From Middle English crakelen, equivalent to crack + -le (frequentative suffix). The physics sense is part of a facetious sequence "snap, crackle, pop", after the mascots of Rice Krispies cereal.
- To make a prolonged, frequent cracking sound which sounds like fizzing or popping.
“a crackling fire”
“the unknown ice that crackles underneath them”
- To be full of tension or emotion.
“The last scenes of the film crackle with repressed sexual energy.”