"quasiparticle" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: quasiparticles [plural]
Etymology: quasi- + particle Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|quasi|particle}} quasi- + particle Head templates: {{en-noun}} quasiparticle (plural quasiparticles)
  1. (physics) Any entity that has some characteristics of a distinct particle, but comprises a grouping of multiple particles Wikipedia link: quasiparticle Categories (topical): Subatomic particles Derived forms: antiquasiparticle, multiquasiparticle, quasiparticulate Translations (entity that has some characteristics of a distinct particle): quasipartícula [feminine] (Catalan), 準粒子 (Chinese Mandarin), 准粒子 (zhǔnlìzǐ) (Chinese Mandarin), quasi-particule [feminine] (French), quasiparticule [feminine] (French), Quasiteilchen [neuter] (German), quasiparticella [feminine] (Italian), 準粒子 (junyūshi) (alt: じゅんりゅうし) (Japanese), квазибөлшек (kvazibölşek) (Kazakh), kwazicząstka [feminine] (Polish), quasipartícula [feminine] (Portuguese), cuasipartícula [feminine] (Spanish)

Inflected forms

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