how much there is or how many there are of something that you can quantify
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amount

measure

quantity

an adequate or large amount
<noun.attribute>   freq. cnt.: 7 freq. cnt.: 7

quantity

sample sentences

"he had a quantity of ammunition"

the concept that something has a magnitude and can be represented in mathematical expressions by a constant or a variable
<noun.cognition>

quantity

a measure of the quantity of electricity (determined by the amount of an electric current and the time for which it flows)
<noun.quantity>

charge unit

quantity unit

the act of dividing into quanta or expressing in terms of quantum theory
<noun.act>

quantisation

quantization

apply quantum theory to; restrict the number of possible values of (a quantity) or states of (a physical entity or system) so that certain variables can assume only certain discrete magnitudes that are integral multiples of a common factor
<verb.cognition>

quantise

quantize

sample sentences

"Quantize gravity"

approximate (a signal varying continuously in amplitude) by one whose amplitude is restricted to a prescribed set of discrete values
<verb.cognition>

quantise

quantize

of or relating to a quantum or capable of existing in only one of two states
<adj.pert>

quantal

quantized

red Australian fruit; used for dessert or in jam
<noun.food>

native peach

quandang

quandong

quantong

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

quantum

a discrete amount of something that is analogous to the quantities in quantum theory
<noun.cognition>

quantum

a theory of strong interactions between elementary particles (including the interaction that binds protons and neutrons in the nucleus); it assumes that strongly interacting particles (hadrons) are made of quarks and that gluons bind the quarks together
<noun.cognition>

QCD

quantum chromodynamics

a relativistic quantum theory of the electromagnetic interactions of photons and electrons and muons
<noun.cognition>

QED

quantum electrodynamics

the branch of quantum physics that is concerned with the theory of fields; it was motivated by the question of how an atom radiates light as its electrons jump from excited states
<noun.cognition>

quantum field theory

a sudden large increase or advance
<noun.event>

quantum jump

quantum leap

sample sentences

"this may not insure success but it will represent a quantum leap from last summer"

(physics) an abrupt transition of an electron or atom or molecule from one quantum state to another with the emission or absorption of a quantum
<noun.event>

quantum jump

a sudden large increase or advance
<noun.event>

quantum jump

quantum leap

sample sentences

"this may not insure success but it will represent a quantum leap from last summer"

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.cognition>

quantum mechanics

the branch of physics based on quantum theory
<noun.cognition>

quantum physics

(physics) a physical theory that certain properties occur only in discrete amounts (quanta)
<noun.cognition>

quantum theory

isolation to prevent the spread of infectious disease
<noun.act>

quarantine

enforced isolation of patients suffering from a contagious disease in order to prevent the spread of disease
<noun.state>

quarantine

place into enforced isolation, as for medical reasons
<verb.change>

quarantine

sample sentences

"My dog was quarantined before he could live in England"

under forced isolation especially for health reasons
<adj.all>

isolated

quarantined

sample sentences

"a quarantined animal"
"isolated patients"

fresh unripened cheese of a smooth texture made from pasteurized milk, a starter, and rennet
<noun.food>

quark

quark cheese

(physics) hypothetical truly fundamental particle in mesons and baryons; there are supposed to be six flavors of quarks (and their antiquarks), which come in pairs; each has an electric charge of +2/3 or -1/3
<noun.object>

quark

sample sentences

"quarks have not been observed directly but theoretical predictions based on their existence have been confirmed experimentally"

fresh unripened cheese of a smooth texture made from pasteurized milk, a starter, and rennet
<noun.food>

quark

quark cheese

an angry dispute
<noun.communication>   freq. cnt.: 7 freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2

dustup

quarrel

row

run-in

words

wrangle

sample sentences

"they had a quarrel"
"they had words"

an arrow that is shot from a crossbow; has a head with four edges
<noun.artifact>

quarrel

have a disagreement over something
<verb.communication>   freq. cnt.: 13 freq. cnt.: 11 freq. cnt.: 2

altercate

argufy

dispute

quarrel

scrap

sample sentences

"We quarreled over the question as to who discovered America"
"These two fellows are always scrapping over something"

a disputant who quarrels
<noun.person>

quarreler

quarreller

a disputant who quarrels
<noun.person>

quarreler

quarreller

given to quarreling
<adj.all>   freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

quarrelsome

sample sentences

"arguing children"
"quarrelsome when drinking"

an inclination to be quarrelsome and contentious
<noun.attribute>

contentiousness

quarrelsomeness

a man who works in a quarry
<noun.person>

quarrier

quarryman

animal hunted or caught for food
<noun.animal>   freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2

prey

quarry

a surface excavation for extracting stone or slate
<noun.artifact>

pit

quarry

stone pit

sample sentences

"a British term for `quarry' is `stone pit'"

a person who is the aim of an attack (especially a victim of ridicule or exploitation) by some hostile person or influence
<noun.person>   freq. cnt.: 7 freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 3

fair game

prey

quarry

target

sample sentences

"he fell prey to muggers"
"everyone was fair game"
"the target of a manhunt"

extract (something such as stones) from or as if from a quarry
<verb.consumption>

quarry

sample sentences

"quarry marble"

the extraction of building stone or slate from an open surface quarry
<noun.act>

quarrying