"quantal" meaning in English

See quantal in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /kwɔn.təl/ [General-American], /kwɑn.təl/ [General-American]
Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} quantal (not comparable)
  1. (physics) Of or pertaining to a quantum. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Physics
    Sense id: en-quantal-en-adj-ucEgrTEA Topics: natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics
  2. (physics) Quantized. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Physics
    Sense id: en-quantal-en-adj-1k~E45Ks Topics: natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics
  3. (biology, of a response) All-or-none. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Biology
    Sense id: en-quantal-en-adj-g0aR5pfz Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 14 23 63 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 11 17 71 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 10 15 75 Topics: biology, natural-sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: nonquantal, monoquantal, multiquantal, prequantal, quantality, uniquantal
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        "(physics) Of or pertaining to a quantum."
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