"entangled" meaning in English

See entangled in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Audio: en-us-entangled.ogg Forms: more entangled [comparative], most entangled [superlative]
Head templates: {{en-adj}} entangled (comparative more entangled, superlative most entangled)
  1. Tangled or twisted together. Translations (tangled or twisted together): ئاڵاو (allaw) (Central Kurdish), implikita (Esperanto), verwickelt (German), in ascar (Irish), achrannach (Irish), aimhréidh (Irish), doréidh (Irish), tauwhiwhi (Maori), tārorerore (Maori), pīroiroi (Maori)
    Sense id: en-entangled-en-adj-3JWZFFdy Disambiguation of 'tangled or twisted together': 97 2 1
  2. (figurative) Confused or complicated. Tags: figuratively Translations (confused or complicated): ئاڵاو (allaw) (Central Kurdish), inexpedītus (Latin)
    Sense id: en-entangled-en-adj-dFvxj336 Disambiguation of 'confused or complicated': 1 97 2
  3. (quantum mechanics, of two quantum states) Correlated, even though physically separated; (referring to a state of a composite system) not separable.
    Sense id: en-entangled-en-adj-2ks~LJr6 Categories (other): Quantum mechanics, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Central Kurdish translations, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Maori translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 19 28 39 14 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 12 16 53 20 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 11 14 57 18 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 7 9 73 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Central Kurdish translations: 4 3 91 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 11 9 69 11 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 15 13 63 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 15 13 63 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 11 9 69 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 15 13 63 9
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: entangledly, entangledness, equientangled, hyperentangled, nonentangled, quantum-entangled Related terms: quantum entanglement

Verb

Audio: en-us-entangled.ogg
Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} entangled
  1. simple past and past participle of entangle Tags: form-of, participle, past Form of: entangle
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