quantum

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• Received-Pronunciation: /ˈkwɒntəm/
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• General-American: /ˈkwɑntəm/
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• Canada, US: [ˈkhwɑ̃nthə̃m] enunciated
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From Late Latin quantum, noun use of neuter form of Latin quantus (“how much”).

94 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Chinese Mandarin: 量子 (liàngzǐ) — significant (of a change)
• Finnish: suuri — significant (of a change)
• Finnish: merkittävä — significant (of a change)
• Finnish: määrällinen — significant (of a change)
• Japanese: 量子 (ryōshi) — significant (of a change)
• Russian: значи́тельный (značítelʹnyj) — significant (of a change)
• Russian: суще́ственный (suščéstvennyj) — significant (of a change)
• Armenian: քվանտային (kʻvantayin) — involving quanta
• Bulgarian: ква́нтов (kvántov) — involving quanta
• Chinese Mandarin: 量子 (liàngzǐ) — involving quanta
• Dutch: kwantum- — involving quanta
• Esperanto: kvantuma — involving quanta
• French: quantique — involving quanta
• German: Quanten- — involving quanta
• Italian: quantico — involving quanta
• Italian: quantistico — involving quanta
• Japanese: 量子 (ryōshi) — involving quanta
• Kazakh: кванттық (kvanttyq) — involving quanta
• Polish: kwantowy — involving quanta
• Polish: kwantowa — involving quanta
• Polish: kwantowe — involving quanta
• Portuguese: quântico — involving quanta
• Russian: ква́нтовый (kvántovyj) — involving quanta
• Spanish: cuántico — involving quanta
• Spanish: quántico — involving quanta
• Swedish: kvant- — involving quanta
• Ukrainian: ква́нтовий (kvántovyj) — involving quanta
• Vietnamese: lượng tử — involving quanta
• Volapük: kvantik — involving quanta
• Afrikaans: hoeveelheid — quantity
• Bulgarian: количество (količestvo) — quantity
• Bulgarian: сума (suma) — quantity
• Catalan: quantitat — quantity
• Chinese Mandarin: 量 (liàng) — quantity
• Dutch: kwantiteit — quantity
• Finnish: määrä — quantity
• French: quantité — quantity
• Georgian: რაოდენობა (raodenoba) — quantity
• German: Quantum — quantity
• German: Menge — quantity
• Hebrew: קְוַנְט — quantity
• Hungarian: mennyiség — quantity
• Indonesian: kuantitas — quantity
• Japanese: 量 (ryō) — quantity
• Malay: kuantiti — quantity
• Polish: ilość — quantity
• Portuguese: quantidade — quantity
• Russian: коли́чество (kolíčestvo) — quantity
• Spanish: cantidad — quantity
• Spanish: quantum — quantity
• Spanish: quántum — quantity
• Swedish: kvantitet — quantity
• Thai: จํานวน (jam-nuuan) — quantity
• Turkish: kuantum — quantity
• Turkish: nicem — quantity
• Vietnamese: số lượng — quantity
• Vietnamese: lượng — quantity
• Vietnamese: khối lượng — quantity
• Afrikaans: hoeveelheid — indivisible unit of a given quantity
• Arabic: كَمّ (kamm) — indivisible unit of a given quantity
• Armenian: քվանտ (kʻvant) — indivisible unit of a given quantity
• Basque: kuantu — indivisible unit of a given quantity
• Bulgarian: квант (kvant) — indivisible unit of a given quantity
• Catalan: quàntum — indivisible unit of a given quantity
• Chinese Cantonese: 量子 (loeng6 zi2) — indivisible unit of a given quantity
• Chinese Mandarin: 量子 (liàngzǐ) — indivisible unit of a given quantity
• Finnish: kvantti — indivisible unit of a given quantity
• French: quantum — indivisible unit of a given quantity
• Georgian: კვანტა (ḳvanṭa) — indivisible unit of a given quantity
• Georgian: კვანტი (ḳvanṭi) — indivisible unit of a given quantity
• German: Quant — indivisible unit of a given quantity
• German: Minimum — indivisible unit of a given quantity
• Greek: κβάντο (kvánto) — indivisible unit of a given quantity
• Hebrew: קְוַנְט — indivisible unit of a given quantity
• Hungarian: kvantum — indivisible unit of a given quantity
• Indonesian: kuantum — indivisible unit of a given quantity
• Irish: candam — indivisible unit of a given quantity
• Japanese: 量子 (ryōshi) — indivisible unit of a given quantity
• Korean: 양자 (yangja) — indivisible unit of a given quantity
• Malay: kuantum — indivisible unit of a given quantity
• Persian: کوانتم — indivisible unit of a given quantity
• Polish: kwant — indivisible unit of a given quantity
• Portuguese: quantum — indivisible unit of a given quantity
• Russian: квант (kvant) — indivisible unit of a given quantity
• Spanish: cuanto — indivisible unit of a given quantity
• Spanish: quantum — indivisible unit of a given quantity
• Spanish: quántum — indivisible unit of a given quantity
• Spanish: quanto — indivisible unit of a given quantity
• Swedish: kvantum — indivisible unit of a given quantity
• Tagalog: damo — indivisible unit of a given quantity
• Thai: ควอนตัม (kwaawndtam) — indivisible unit of a given quantity
• Ukrainian: квант (kvant) — indivisible unit of a given quantity
• Vietnamese: lượng tử — indivisible unit of a given quantity
• Volapük: kvant — indivisible unit of a given quantity