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quantum dot

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A fluorescent nanoparticle of semiconducting material.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Qualifier: quantum mechanics

Topics: engineering, nanotechnology, natural-sciences, physical-sciences

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Synonyms: QD

Antonyms: none provided

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Across languages

Translations

17 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: квантова точка (kvantova točka) — fluorescent nanoparticle
  • Chinese Cantonese: 量子點 /量子点 — fluorescent nanoparticle
  • Danish: kvanteø — fluorescent nanoparticle
  • French: point quantique — fluorescent nanoparticle
  • Georgian: კვანტური წერტილი (ḳvanṭuri c̣erṭili) — fluorescent nanoparticle
  • German: Quantenpunkt — fluorescent nanoparticle
  • Hebrew: נקודה קוונטית — fluorescent nanoparticle
  • Italian: punto quantistico — fluorescent nanoparticle
  • Japanese: 量子ドット (ryōshi-dotto) — fluorescent nanoparticle
  • Korean: 양자점 (yangjajeom) — fluorescent nanoparticle
  • Polish: kropka kwantowa — fluorescent nanoparticle
  • Portuguese: ponto quântico — fluorescent nanoparticle
  • Romanian: nanocristal — fluorescent nanoparticle
  • Russian: ква́нтовая то́чка (kvántovaja tóčka) — fluorescent nanoparticle
  • Spanish: punto cuántico — fluorescent nanoparticle
  • Tagalog: damuing tuldok — fluorescent nanoparticle
  • Ukrainian: квантова точка (kvantova točka) — fluorescent nanoparticle