Queckenstedt's test
— Noun
– English
~ a test to determine whether there is a blockage of the spinal canal
Quercus texana
— Noun
– English
~ small deciduous tree having the trunk branched almost from the base with spreading branches; Texas and southern Oklahoma
queen of the night
— Noun
– English
~ tropical American climbing cactus having triangular branches; often cultivated for its large showy night-blooming flowers followed by yellow red-streaked fruits
queen of the May
— Noun
– English
~ the girl chosen queen of a May Day festival
quantum field theory
— Noun
– English
~ 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
— Noun
– English
~ (physics) a physical theory that certain properties occur only in discrete amounts (quanta)
Qin Shi Huang Ti
— Noun
– English
~ 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
— Noun
– English
~ a normal marching pace of 120 steps per minute
quadruple time
— Noun
– English
~ a time signature indicating four beats to the bar
question time
— Noun
– English
~ a period during a parliamentary session when members of British Parliament may ask questions of the ministers
quarter tone
— Noun
– English
~ half of a semitone
quarter-tone
— Noun
– English
~ half of a semitone
quandong tree
— Noun
– English
~ Australian tree having hard white timber and glossy green leaves with white flowers followed by one-seeded glossy blue fruit
quandong tree
— Noun
– English
~ Australian tree with edible flesh and edible nutlike seed