Meanings
- uncountablequantum mechanicsA quantum field theory in particle physics which describes the strong interaction of quarks and gluons employing the concept of color charge.
Synonyms & antonyms
nouna 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
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Translations
Chinese Mandarin 量子色動力學 /量子色动力学
- 量子色動力學 /量子色动力学 (liàngzǐ sèdònglìxué)quantum field theory
Esperanto kvantuma kolordinamiko
- kvantuma kolordinamikoquantum field theory
Finnish kvanttiväridynamiikka
- kvanttiväridynamiikkaquantum field theory
French chromodynamique quantique
- chromodynamique quantiquequantum field theory
German Quantenchromodynamik
- Quantenchromodynamikquantum field theory
Hungarian kvantum-színdinamika
- kvantum-színdinamikaquantum field theory
Italian cromodinamica quantistica
- cromodinamica quantisticaquantum field theory
Japanese 量子色力学
- 量子色力学 (ryōshi irorikigaku)quantum field theory
Korean 양자 색역학
- 양자 색역학 (yangja saegyeokhak)quantum field theory
Polish chromodynamika kwantowa
- chromodynamika kwantowaquantum field theory
Portuguese cromodinâmica quântica
- cromodinâmica quânticaquantum field theory
Tagalog damuing kulay-isigan
- damuing kulay-isiganquantum field theory
Cite this entry
quantum chromodynamics. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quantum%20chromodynamics
“quantum chromodynamics.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quantum%20chromodynamics. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “quantum chromodynamics,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quantum%20chromodynamics.
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