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QUASIPARTICLE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does quasiparticle mean?
• QUASIPARTICLE (noun)
The noun QUASIPARTICLE has 1 sense:
1. a 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
Familiarity information: QUASIPARTICLE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A 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
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("quasiparticle" is a kind of...):
quantum ((physics) the smallest discrete quantity of some physical property that a system can possess (according to quantum theory))
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