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The concept applying to all matter and radiation, but most evident in light and particles such as the electron, that properties of waves and of particles are exhibited simultaneously
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
(physics) the property of matter and electromagnetic radiation that is characterized by the fact that some properties can be explained best by wave theory and others by particle theory
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: duality
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: property
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Across languages
Translations
19 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Armenian:
մասնիկ-ալիքային երկվություն
(masnik-alikʻayin erkvutʻyun)
— concept applying to matter and radiation
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Belarusian:
карпускулярна-хвалевы дуалізм
(karpuskuljarna-xvaljevy dualizm)
— concept applying to matter and radiation
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Chinese Mandarin:
波粒二象性
— concept applying to matter and radiation
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Finnish:
aalto-hiukkasdualismi
— concept applying to matter and radiation
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French:
dualité onde-corpuscule
— concept applying to matter and radiation
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German:
Welle-Teilchen-Dualismus
— concept applying to matter and radiation
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Greek:
κυματοσωματιδιακός δυϊσμός
(kymatosomatidiakós dyïsmós)
— concept applying to matter and radiation
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Hungarian:
hullám-részecske kettősség
— concept applying to matter and radiation
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Italian:
dualismo onda-particella
— concept applying to matter and radiation
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Japanese:
粒子と波動の二重性
(ryūshi to hadō no nishūsē)
— concept applying to matter and radiation
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Polish:
dualizm korpuskularno-falowy
— concept applying to matter and radiation
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Portuguese:
dualidade onda-corpúsculo
— concept applying to matter and radiation
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Romanian:
dualitate undă-particulă
— concept applying to matter and radiation
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Russian:
корпускулярно-волновой дуализм
(korpuskuljarno-volnovoj dualizm)
— concept applying to matter and radiation
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Slovene:
delčnovalovna dualnost
— concept applying to matter and radiation
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Spanish:
dualidad onda corpúsculo
— concept applying to matter and radiation
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Swedish:
våg-partikeldualitet
— concept applying to matter and radiation
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Ukrainian:
корпускулярно-хвильовий дуалізм
(korpuskuljarno-xvylʹovyj dualizm)
— concept applying to matter and radiation
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Vietnamese:
lưỡng tính sóng-hạt
— concept applying to matter and radiation
