English words for '(physics) Not quantum.'
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noun
- (physics) Modern quantum mechanics.
- (physics) A theory developed in the early 20th century, according to which nuclear and radiation phenomena can be explained by assuming that energy only occurs in discrete amounts called quanta.
- (physics) a physical theory that certain properties occur only in discrete amounts (quanta)
adj
- (physics, not comparable) Neither creating nor destroying a given quantity.
- Based on pessimistic assumptions, and on the low side.
- Cautious, moderate.
- (linguistics) Having few changes relative to an older form, especially in comparison to related varieties.
- (clothing) Conventional, traditional, and moderate in style and appearance; not extreme, excessive, faddish, or intense.
- (US, Canada, economics, politics, social sciences) Supporting some combination of fiscal, political or social conservatism.
- (Judaism) Relating to Conservative Judaism.
- Tending to resist change or innovation.
- (medicine) Not including any operation or intervention (said of a treatment, see conservative treatment)
- (British, politics) Relating to the Conservative Party.
- Having power to preserve in a safe or entire state, or from loss, waste, or injury; preservative.
- (calculus, of field) That is the gradient of a function.
- conforming to the standards and conventions of the middle class
- unimaginatively conventional
- having social or political views favoring conservatism
- resistant to change, particularly in relation to politics or religion
- avoiding excess
noun
- A person who favors maintenance of the status quo.
- (politics) One who seeks to promote or preserve traditional values or institutions.
- (especially US, Canada, politics) One who seeks to promote traditions in a particular domain (e.g. a fiscal conservative or a social conservative).
- a person who is reluctant to accept changes and new ideas
adj
- (physics) Having the same quantum energy level.
- Having lost functionality in general.
- (of an encoding or function) Having multiple domain elements correspond to one element of the range.
- (of qualities) Having deteriorated, degraded or fallen from normal, coherent, balanced and desirable to undesirable and typically abnormal.
- (mathematics, of an eigenvalue) Having multiple different (linearly independent) eigenvectors.
- (mathematics) Qualitatively different, usually simpler, than typical objects of its class.
- (of a person or system) Having lost good or desirable qualities; hence also having bad character or habits, base, immoral, corrupt. ABR
- unrestrained by convention or morality
noun
verb
noun
- (physics) The branch of physics which studies matter and energy at the level of atoms and other elementary particles, and substitutes probabilistic mechanisms in place of classical Newtonian ones.
- (by extension) Something overly complicated or detailed.
- the branch of quantum physics that accounts for matter at the atomic level; an extension of statistical mechanics based on quantum theory (especially the Pauli exclusion principle)
noun
- (quantum mechanics) An unphysical state in a gauge theory.
- (theater) An understudy.
- (attributive, in names of species) Transparent or translucent.
- (attributive, in names of species) White or pale.
- (cleaning) A faint image that remains after an attempt to remove graffiti.
- Someone whose identity cannot be established because there are no records of such a person.
- (attributive) Of a cryptid, supernatural or extraterrestrial nature.
- (espionage) A covert (and deniable) agent.
- A disembodied soul; a soul or spirit of a deceased person; a spirit appearing after death.
- (Internet) An unresponsive user on IRC, resulting from the user's client disconnecting without notifying the server.
- (attributive) Perceived or listed but not real.
- A nonexistent person invented to obtain some (typically fraudulent) benefit.
- (writing) Ellipsis of ghostwriter.
- (uncountable, often capitalized) A game in which players take turns to add a letter to a possible word, trying not to complete a word.
- (attributive) Abandoned.
- (computing, linguistics, attributive) A formerly nonexistent character that was at some point mistakenly encoded into a character set standard, which might have since become used opportunistically for some genuine purpose.
- (by extension) Any faint shadowy semblance; an unsubstantial image.
- A dead person whose identity is stolen by another (see ghosting).
- A false image, for example in a photographic print or negative, or on a television screen or radar display, or in a telescope, caused by poor or double reception or reflection (from a lens or screen).
- (countable) Ellipsis of ghost pepper.
- (video games) An opponent in a racing game that follows a previously recorded route, allowing players to compete against previous best times.
- (attributive) Remnant; remains.
- (attributive) Substitute.
- (computing) A copy of a file or record.
- a writer who gives the credit of authorship to someone else
- the visible disembodied soul of a dead person
- a mental representation of some haunting experience
- a suggestion of some quality
adj
verb
- (chiefly social media, slang) To stop communicating with (someone) on social media, though text messages, etc., without explanation, especially as a way of ending a relationship; hence, to end a relationship with (someone) by stopping all communication without explanation.
- Synonym of ghostwrite (“to write (a literary work or speech), or produce (an artistic work)), in the place of someone”); also, to carry out (an artistic performance) in the place of someone.
- (Internet) To forcibly disconnect (an IRC user) who is using one's reserved nickname.
- (graphical user interface) To gray out (a visual element) to indicate that it is unavailable.
- To appear suddenly or move like a disembodied soul; specifically (often sports); also (transitive, dated) followed by the dummy subject it: to move easily and quietly without anyone noticing; to slip.
- Of a disembodied soul: to appear (somewhere or to someone) in the form of an apparition; to haunt.
- Followed by for: synonym of ghostwrite (“to write a literary work or speech, or produce an artistic work, in the place of someone”); also, to carry out an artistic performance in the place of someone.
- To imbue (something) with a ghost-like effect or hue.
- To continuously cause (someone or something) trouble; specifically, to continuously be in the thoughts of (someone) in a disturbing manner; to perturb, to trouble.
- (slang) To kill (someone).
- (nautical) Of a sailing vessel: to sail seemingly with very little or no wind.
- (chiefly UK, law enforcement) To transfer (a prisoner) to another prison, usually without first informing the prisoner.
- haunt like a ghost; pursue
- move like a ghost
- write for someone else
noun
- (physics, quantum mechanics) A quantum state having zero spin.
- (sports) A one-piece, tight-fitting uniform, usually made of spandex or nylon, required in wrestling and powerlifting.
- (UK, Australia, Ireland, Nigeria, New Zealand, Singapore) A sleeveless buttonless shirt with a low-cut neck.
- (physics) A multiplet having a single member, especially a single spectroscopic peak.
- (multiplicity slang) A person who does not have a form of multiplicity; a single self or personality occupying one human body.
- a collarless men's undergarment for the upper part of the body
adj
noun
- (physics) The smallest possible, and therefore indivisible, unit of a given quantity or quantifiable phenomenon.
- (mathematics) A definite portion of a manifoldness, limited by a mark or by a boundary.
- The amount or quantity observably present, or available.
- (law) The length or magnitude of the sentence handed down to someone who has been found guilty of a crime.
- (computing, uncountable) Ellipsis of quantum computing.
- (now chiefly South Asia or law) The total amount of something; quantity.
- (law) The amount of compensation awarded to a successful party in a lawsuit.
- (computing) The amount of time allocated for a thread to perform its work in a multithreaded environment.
- (medicine) The minimum dose of a pathogen required to cause an infection.
- a discrete amount of something that is analogous to the quantities in quantum theory
- (physics) the smallest discrete quantity of some physical property that a system can possess (according to quantum theory)
adj
- (particle physics) Having the quantum mechanical property of strangeness.
- Unfamiliar, not yet part of one's experience.
- Not normal; odd, unusual, surprising, out of the ordinary, often with a negative connotation.
- (law) Not belonging to one.
- (mathematics) Of an attractor: having a fractal structure.
- (slang, of sex, genitals, etc) Outside of one's current relationship; unfamiliar.
- relating to or originating in or characteristic of another place or part of the world
- being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
- not known before
noun
noun
- (physics) Quantum potential.
- (philosophy) A possibility or capacity to be something, as opposed to an actuality describing what something actually is at present.
- An inherent capacity for growth or development.
- (countable) An instance of potential: any given possibility.
- (chiefly uncountable) The quality of being or having potential.
- An aptitude amenable to development; capability.
- an aptitude that may be developed
- the inherent capacity for coming into being
noun
- (physics) any of a set of physical quantities that play a fundamental role in basic theories
- (physics) A physical quantity that is not a function of other constants, such as Π (pi), C (light speed), etc. The smallest common denominators of physics, and the parameters or dimensions for the 'position' of our universe in the multiverse.
noun
- (quantum mechanics, countable) Quantum entanglement that occurs in theory but which seldom (or never) arises because of other physical restrictions.
- (Wicca, paganism, informal, derogatory, countable) A casual, naive practitioner of Wicca or another neo-pagan religion, especially one deemed to have a superficial understanding.
- (uncountable) Synonym of chubby bunny (“competitive eating game”).
- (countable) Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see fluffy, bunny.
adj
- (quantum mechanics) Of a quantum state: having an intermediate, short-lived, and unobservable nature.
- Operating using a computer and/or online rather than physically present.
- In effect or essence, rather than in fact or reality; also, imitated, simulated.
- (object-oriented programming) Of a class member: capable of being overridden with a different implementation in a subclass.
- (particle physics) Pertaining to particles in temporary existence due to the Heisenberg uncertainty principle.
- (mechanics) Pertaining to a theoretical infinitesimal velocity in a mechanical system that does not violate the system's constraints; also, of other physical quantities: resulting from such a velocity.
- (optics) Chiefly in virtual focus: of a focus or point: from which light or other radiation apparently emanates; also, of an image: produced by light that appears to diverge from a point beyond the reflecting or refracting surface.
- For practical purposes, though not technically; almost complete, very near.
- Simulated in a computer and/or online.
- Pertaining to a theoretical quality of something which would produce an observable effect if counteracting factors such as friction are disregarded; specifically, of a head of water: producing a certain pressure if friction, etc., is disregarded.
- being actually such in almost every respect
- existing in essence or effect though not in actual fact
noun
- (uncountable) Preceded by the: that which is imitated or simulated rather than existing in fact or reality; (countable) an instance of this.
- (countable, programming) A virtual (adjective adjective sense 3.3) member function of a class.
- (uncountable) That which is simulated in a computer and/or online; virtual reality; (countable) an instance of this; specifically (gambling), a computer simulation of a real-world sport such as horse racing.
adj
noun
- a person apparently sensitive to things beyond the natural range of perception
- A person who possesses, or appears to possess, extra-sensory abilities such as precognition, clairvoyance, and telepathy, or who appears to be susceptible to paranormal or supernatural influences.
- (Gnosticism) In gnostic theologian Valentinus' triadic grouping of man the second type; a person focused on intellectual reality (the other two being hylic and pneumatic).
- (parapsychology) A person who supposedly contacts the dead; a medium.
adj
noun
- (physics) Modern quantum mechanics.
- (physics) A theory developed in the early 20th century, according to which nuclear and radiation phenomena can be explained by assuming that energy only occurs in discrete amounts called quanta.
- (physics) a physical theory that certain properties occur only in discrete amounts (quanta)
noun
- (physics) The branch of physics which studies matter and energy at the level of atoms and other elementary particles, and substitutes probabilistic mechanisms in place of classical Newtonian ones.
- (by extension) Something overly complicated or detailed.
- the branch of quantum physics that accounts for matter at the atomic level; an extension of statistical mechanics based on quantum theory (especially the Pauli exclusion principle)
noun
- (quantum mechanics) An unphysical state in a gauge theory.
- (theater) An understudy.
- (attributive, in names of species) Transparent or translucent.
- (attributive, in names of species) White or pale.
- (cleaning) A faint image that remains after an attempt to remove graffiti.
- Someone whose identity cannot be established because there are no records of such a person.
- (attributive) Of a cryptid, supernatural or extraterrestrial nature.
- (espionage) A covert (and deniable) agent.
- A disembodied soul; a soul or spirit of a deceased person; a spirit appearing after death.
- (Internet) An unresponsive user on IRC, resulting from the user's client disconnecting without notifying the server.
- (attributive) Perceived or listed but not real.
- A nonexistent person invented to obtain some (typically fraudulent) benefit.
- (writing) Ellipsis of ghostwriter.
- (uncountable, often capitalized) A game in which players take turns to add a letter to a possible word, trying not to complete a word.
- (attributive) Abandoned.
- (computing, linguistics, attributive) A formerly nonexistent character that was at some point mistakenly encoded into a character set standard, which might have since become used opportunistically for some genuine purpose.
- (by extension) Any faint shadowy semblance; an unsubstantial image.
- A dead person whose identity is stolen by another (see ghosting).
- A false image, for example in a photographic print or negative, or on a television screen or radar display, or in a telescope, caused by poor or double reception or reflection (from a lens or screen).
- (countable) Ellipsis of ghost pepper.
- (video games) An opponent in a racing game that follows a previously recorded route, allowing players to compete against previous best times.
- (attributive) Remnant; remains.
- (attributive) Substitute.
- (computing) A copy of a file or record.
- a writer who gives the credit of authorship to someone else
- the visible disembodied soul of a dead person
- a mental representation of some haunting experience
- a suggestion of some quality
adj
verb
- (chiefly social media, slang) To stop communicating with (someone) on social media, though text messages, etc., without explanation, especially as a way of ending a relationship; hence, to end a relationship with (someone) by stopping all communication without explanation.
- Synonym of ghostwrite (“to write (a literary work or speech), or produce (an artistic work)), in the place of someone”); also, to carry out (an artistic performance) in the place of someone.
- (Internet) To forcibly disconnect (an IRC user) who is using one's reserved nickname.
- (graphical user interface) To gray out (a visual element) to indicate that it is unavailable.
- To appear suddenly or move like a disembodied soul; specifically (often sports); also (transitive, dated) followed by the dummy subject it: to move easily and quietly without anyone noticing; to slip.
- Of a disembodied soul: to appear (somewhere or to someone) in the form of an apparition; to haunt.
- Followed by for: synonym of ghostwrite (“to write a literary work or speech, or produce an artistic work, in the place of someone”); also, to carry out an artistic performance in the place of someone.
- To imbue (something) with a ghost-like effect or hue.
- To continuously cause (someone or something) trouble; specifically, to continuously be in the thoughts of (someone) in a disturbing manner; to perturb, to trouble.
- (slang) To kill (someone).
- (nautical) Of a sailing vessel: to sail seemingly with very little or no wind.
- (chiefly UK, law enforcement) To transfer (a prisoner) to another prison, usually without first informing the prisoner.
- haunt like a ghost; pursue
- move like a ghost
- write for someone else
noun
- (physics, quantum mechanics) A quantum state having zero spin.
- (sports) A one-piece, tight-fitting uniform, usually made of spandex or nylon, required in wrestling and powerlifting.
- (UK, Australia, Ireland, Nigeria, New Zealand, Singapore) A sleeveless buttonless shirt with a low-cut neck.
- (physics) A multiplet having a single member, especially a single spectroscopic peak.
- (multiplicity slang) A person who does not have a form of multiplicity; a single self or personality occupying one human body.
- a collarless men's undergarment for the upper part of the body
noun
- (physics) Quantum potential.
- (philosophy) A possibility or capacity to be something, as opposed to an actuality describing what something actually is at present.
- An inherent capacity for growth or development.
- (countable) An instance of potential: any given possibility.
- (chiefly uncountable) The quality of being or having potential.
- An aptitude amenable to development; capability.
- an aptitude that may be developed
- the inherent capacity for coming into being
noun
- (physics) any of a set of physical quantities that play a fundamental role in basic theories
- (physics) A physical quantity that is not a function of other constants, such as Π (pi), C (light speed), etc. The smallest common denominators of physics, and the parameters or dimensions for the 'position' of our universe in the multiverse.
noun
- (quantum mechanics, countable) Quantum entanglement that occurs in theory but which seldom (or never) arises because of other physical restrictions.
- (Wicca, paganism, informal, derogatory, countable) A casual, naive practitioner of Wicca or another neo-pagan religion, especially one deemed to have a superficial understanding.
- (uncountable) Synonym of chubby bunny (“competitive eating game”).
- (countable) Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see fluffy, bunny.
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adj
- (physics, not comparable) Neither creating nor destroying a given quantity.
- Based on pessimistic assumptions, and on the low side.
- Cautious, moderate.
- (linguistics) Having few changes relative to an older form, especially in comparison to related varieties.
- (clothing) Conventional, traditional, and moderate in style and appearance; not extreme, excessive, faddish, or intense.
- (US, Canada, economics, politics, social sciences) Supporting some combination of fiscal, political or social conservatism.
- (Judaism) Relating to Conservative Judaism.
- Tending to resist change or innovation.
- (medicine) Not including any operation or intervention (said of a treatment, see conservative treatment)
- (British, politics) Relating to the Conservative Party.
- Having power to preserve in a safe or entire state, or from loss, waste, or injury; preservative.
- (calculus, of field) That is the gradient of a function.
- conforming to the standards and conventions of the middle class
- unimaginatively conventional
- having social or political views favoring conservatism
- resistant to change, particularly in relation to politics or religion
- avoiding excess
noun
- A person who favors maintenance of the status quo.
- (politics) One who seeks to promote or preserve traditional values or institutions.
- (especially US, Canada, politics) One who seeks to promote traditions in a particular domain (e.g. a fiscal conservative or a social conservative).
- a person who is reluctant to accept changes and new ideas
adj
- (physics) Having the same quantum energy level.
- Having lost functionality in general.
- (of an encoding or function) Having multiple domain elements correspond to one element of the range.
- (of qualities) Having deteriorated, degraded or fallen from normal, coherent, balanced and desirable to undesirable and typically abnormal.
- (mathematics, of an eigenvalue) Having multiple different (linearly independent) eigenvectors.
- (mathematics) Qualitatively different, usually simpler, than typical objects of its class.
- (of a person or system) Having lost good or desirable qualities; hence also having bad character or habits, base, immoral, corrupt. ABR
- unrestrained by convention or morality
noun
verb
adj
noun
- (physics) The smallest possible, and therefore indivisible, unit of a given quantity or quantifiable phenomenon.
- (mathematics) A definite portion of a manifoldness, limited by a mark or by a boundary.
- The amount or quantity observably present, or available.
- (law) The length or magnitude of the sentence handed down to someone who has been found guilty of a crime.
- (computing, uncountable) Ellipsis of quantum computing.
- (now chiefly South Asia or law) The total amount of something; quantity.
- (law) The amount of compensation awarded to a successful party in a lawsuit.
- (computing) The amount of time allocated for a thread to perform its work in a multithreaded environment.
- (medicine) The minimum dose of a pathogen required to cause an infection.
- a discrete amount of something that is analogous to the quantities in quantum theory
- (physics) the smallest discrete quantity of some physical property that a system can possess (according to quantum theory)
adj
- (particle physics) Having the quantum mechanical property of strangeness.
- Unfamiliar, not yet part of one's experience.
- Not normal; odd, unusual, surprising, out of the ordinary, often with a negative connotation.
- (law) Not belonging to one.
- (mathematics) Of an attractor: having a fractal structure.
- (slang, of sex, genitals, etc) Outside of one's current relationship; unfamiliar.
- relating to or originating in or characteristic of another place or part of the world
- being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
- not known before
noun
adj
- (quantum mechanics) Of a quantum state: having an intermediate, short-lived, and unobservable nature.
- Operating using a computer and/or online rather than physically present.
- In effect or essence, rather than in fact or reality; also, imitated, simulated.
- (object-oriented programming) Of a class member: capable of being overridden with a different implementation in a subclass.
- (particle physics) Pertaining to particles in temporary existence due to the Heisenberg uncertainty principle.
- (mechanics) Pertaining to a theoretical infinitesimal velocity in a mechanical system that does not violate the system's constraints; also, of other physical quantities: resulting from such a velocity.
- (optics) Chiefly in virtual focus: of a focus or point: from which light or other radiation apparently emanates; also, of an image: produced by light that appears to diverge from a point beyond the reflecting or refracting surface.
- For practical purposes, though not technically; almost complete, very near.
- Simulated in a computer and/or online.
- Pertaining to a theoretical quality of something which would produce an observable effect if counteracting factors such as friction are disregarded; specifically, of a head of water: producing a certain pressure if friction, etc., is disregarded.
- being actually such in almost every respect
- existing in essence or effect though not in actual fact
noun
- (uncountable) Preceded by the: that which is imitated or simulated rather than existing in fact or reality; (countable) an instance of this.
- (countable, programming) A virtual (adjective adjective sense 3.3) member function of a class.
- (uncountable) That which is simulated in a computer and/or online; virtual reality; (countable) an instance of this; specifically (gambling), a computer simulation of a real-world sport such as horse racing.
adj
noun
- a person apparently sensitive to things beyond the natural range of perception
- A person who possesses, or appears to possess, extra-sensory abilities such as precognition, clairvoyance, and telepathy, or who appears to be susceptible to paranormal or supernatural influences.
- (Gnosticism) In gnostic theologian Valentinus' triadic grouping of man the second type; a person focused on intellectual reality (the other two being hylic and pneumatic).
- (parapsychology) A person who supposedly contacts the dead; a medium.