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noun 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
originEtymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kʷ- Proto-Indo-European *kʷís Proto-Italic *kʷis Proto-Indo-European *kʷ- Proto-Indo-European *kʷos Proto-Italic *kʷoi Latin quam Proto-Indo-European *sóder. Proto-Italic *sei Latin sī univ. Latin quasī̆bor. English quasi- English particle English quasiparticle From quasi- + particle.
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