HyperDic: quasiparticle

English > 1 sense of the word quasiparticle:
NOUNcognitionquasiparticlea quantum of energy (in a crystal lattice or other system) that has position and momentum and can in some respects be regarded as a particle
English > quasiparticle: 1 sense > noun 1, cognition
MeaningA quantum of energy (in a crystal lattice or other system) that has position and momentum and can in some respects be regarded as a particle.
Broaderquantum(physics) the smallest discrete quantity of some physical property that a system can possess (according to quantum theory)
Spanishcuasipartícula, quasiparticle
Catalanquasiparticle, quasipartícula

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