QUASIPARTICLE


Meaning of QUASIPARTICLE in English

n.

Pronunciation: ˌ kw ā - ˌ z ī - ' pär-ti-k ə l, - ˌ s ī -, ˌ kwä-z ē -, -s ē -

Function: noun

Date: 1957

: a composite entity (as a vibration in a solid) that is analogous in its behavior to a single particle

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