quantong
— Noun
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～ red Australian fruit; used for dessert or in jam
quantum mechanics
— Noun
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～ the branch of quantum physics that accounts for matter at the atomic level; an extension of statistical mechanics based on quantum theory (especially the Pauli exclusion principle)
quantum physics
— Noun
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～ the branch of physics based on quantum theory
quantum jump
— Noun
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～ a sudden large increase or advance; "this may not insure success but it will represent a quantum leap from last summer"
quantum
— Noun
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～ (physics) the smallest discrete quantity of some physical property that a system can possess (according to quantum theory)
quantum chromodynamics
— Noun
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～ a theory of strong interactions between elementary particles (including the interaction that binds protons and neutrons in the nucleus); it assumes that strongly interacting particles (hadrons) are made of quarks and that gluons bind the quarks together
quantum leap
— Noun
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～ a sudden large increase or advance; "this may not insure success but it will represent a quantum leap from last summer"
quantum
— Noun
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～ a discrete amount of something that is analogous to the quantities in quantum theory
quantum electrodynamics
— Noun
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～ a relativistic quantum theory of the electromagnetic interactions of photons and electrons and muons
quantum jump
— Noun
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～ (physics) an abrupt transition of an electron or atom or molecule from one quantum state to another with the emission or absorption of a quantum
Quaoar
— Noun
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～ a planetoid discovered in 2002
quapaw
— Noun
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～ a member of the Siouan people of the Arkansas river valley in Arkansas
Quapaw
— Noun
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～ the Dhegiha dialect spoken by the Quapaw
quarantine
— Noun
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～ isolation to prevent the spread of infectious disease
quarantine
— Noun
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～ enforced isolation of patients suffering from a contagious disease in order to prevent the spread of disease
quarantine
— Verb
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～ place into enforced isolation, as for medical reasons; "My dog was quarantined before he could live in England"
quarantined
— Adjective
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～ under forced isolation especially for health reasons; "a quarantined animal"; "isolated patients"
quark cheese
— Noun
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～ fresh unripened cheese of a smooth texture made from pasteurized milk, a starter, and rennet
quark
— Noun
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～ (physics) hypothetical truly fundamental particle in mesons and baryons; there are supposed to be six flavors of quarks (and their antiquarks), which come in pairs; each has an electric charge of +2/3 or -1/3; "quarks have not been observed directly but theoretical predictions based on their existence have been confirmed experimentally"
quark
— Noun
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～ fresh unripened cheese of a smooth texture made from pasteurized milk, a starter, and rennet