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quantum physics

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

quantum mechanics

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Topics: natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics

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noun

Meaning 2

the branch of physics based on quantum theory

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: physics, natural philosophy

Narrower terms: quantum mechanics, quantum field theory

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Across languages

Translations

23 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: ква́нтова фи́зика (kvántova fízika) — quantum mechanics
  • Buryat: квантын механика (kvantyn mjexanika) — quantum mechanics
  • Chinese Mandarin: 量子力學 /量子力学 (liàngzǐ lìxué) — quantum mechanics
  • Esperanto: kvantumfiziko — quantum mechanics
  • Finnish: kvanttifysiikka — quantum mechanics
  • French: physique quantique — quantum mechanics
  • German: Quantenphysik — quantum mechanics
  • Greek: κβαντοφυσική (kvantofysikí) — quantum mechanics
  • Hungarian: kvantumfizika — quantum mechanics
  • Irish: fisic chandamach — quantum mechanics
  • Italian: meccanica quantistica — quantum mechanics
  • Italian: fisica quantistica — quantum mechanics
  • Japanese: 量子力学 (ryōshi rikigaku) — quantum mechanics
  • Korean: 양자역학 (yangjayeokhak) — quantum mechanics
  • Mongolian: квант механик (kvant mexanik) — quantum mechanics
  • Polish: fizyka kwantowa — quantum mechanics
  • Romanian: fizică cuantică — quantum mechanics
  • Russian: ква́нтовая фи́зика (kvántovaja fízika) — quantum mechanics
  • Swedish: kvantfysik — quantum mechanics
  • Tagalog: damuing liknayan — quantum mechanics
  • Ukrainian: ква́нтова фі́зика (kvántova fízyka) — quantum mechanics
  • Vietnamese: vật lý lượng tử — quantum mechanics
  • Volapük: füsüdav kvantik — quantum mechanics