charm

English

/tʃɑɹm/, /tʃɑːm/

noun
Definitions
  • An object, act or words believed to have magic power (usually carries a positive connotation).
  • The ability to persuade, delight or arouse admiration; often constructed in the plural.
  • A small trinket on a bracelet or chain, etc., traditionally supposed to confer luck upon the wearer.
  • (physics) A quantum number of hadrons determined by the number of charm quarks and antiquarks.
  • (finance) A second-order measure of derivative price sensitivity, expressed as the instantaneous rate of change of delta with respect to time.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English charme derived from Old French charme (magic spell, chant, spell) derived from Latin carmen (song, incantation, recitement, card for wool flax, charm).

Origin

Latin

carmen

Gloss

song, incantation, recitement, card for wool flax, charm

Concept
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Kanji

歌, 唄

Emoji
🎵

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