quantum solid

noun

Any of a class of solids (such as that of helium) whose atoms or molecules undergo large zero-point motion even in the quantum ground state (at absolute zero).

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Meanings

nounquantum solid (plural quantum solids)

plural quantum solids

  1. quantum mechanicsAny of a class of solids (such as that of helium) whose atoms or molecules undergo large zero-point motion even in the quantum ground state (at absolute zero).
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