quantum field theory
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~ the branch of quantum physics that is concerned with the theory of fields; it was motivated by the question of how an atom radiates light as its electrons jump from excited states
quantum theory
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~ (physics) a physical theory that certain properties occur only in discrete amounts (quanta)
Qin Shi Huang Ti
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~ the first Qin emperor who unified China, built much of the Great Wall, standardized weights and measures, and created a common currency and legal system (died 210 BC)
quick time
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~ a normal marching pace of 120 steps per minute
quadruple time
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~ a time signature indicating four beats to the bar
question time
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~ a period during a parliamentary session when members of British Parliament may ask questions of the ministers
quarter tone
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~ half of a semitone
quarter-tone
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~ half of a semitone
quandong tree
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~ Australian tree having hard white timber and glossy green leaves with white flowers followed by one-seeded glossy blue fruit
quandong tree
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~ Australian tree with edible flesh and edible nutlike seed
quantity unit
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~ a measure of the quantity of electricity (determined by the amount of an electric current and the time for which it flows)
Quercus vaccinifolia
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~ a low spreading or prostrate shrub of southwestern United States with small acorns and leaves resembling those of the huckleberry
Quercus variabilis
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~ medium to large deciduous tree of China, Japan, and Korea having thick corky bark
Quercus velutina
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~ medium to large deciduous timber tree of the eastern United States and southeastern Canada having dark outer bark and yellow inner bark used for tanning; broad five-lobed leaves are bristle-tipped
quotient verdict
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~ an improper and unacceptable kind of compromise verdict
Queen Victoria
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~ queen of Great Britain and Ireland and empress of India from 1837 to 1901; the last Hanoverian ruler of England (1819-1901)
quarter-vine
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~ woody flowering vine of southern United States; stems show a cross in transverse section
Quercus virginiana
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~ medium-sized evergreen native to eastern North America to the east coast of Mexico; often cultivated as shade tree for it wide-spreading crown; extremely hard tough durable wood once used in shipbuilding