QUASIPARTICLE

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A quantum of energy (in a crystal lattice or other system) that has position and momentum and can in some respects be regarded as a particle

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Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Hypernyms ("quasiparticle" is a kind of...):

quantum ((physics) the smallest discrete quantity of some physical property that a system can possess (according to quantum theory))

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