Meanings
nounquantum well (plural quantum wells)
plural quantum wells
- quantum mechanicsa potential well that confines particles in one dimension, forcing them to occupy a planar region
Translations
Finnish kvanttikaivo
- kvanttikaivopotential well that confines particles
German Quantentopf
- Quantentopfpotential well that confines particles
Icelandic skammtagryfja, skammtabrunnur
- skammtagryfjapotential well that confines particles
- skammtabrunnurpotential well that confines particles
Italian pozzo quantico, buca di potenziale
- pozzo quanticopotential well that confines particles
- buca di potenzialepotential well that confines particles
Korean 양자우물
- 양자우물 (yangjaumul)potential well that confines particles
Persian کوانتومی
- کوانتومی (čâh-e qoântomi)potential well that confines particles
Polish studnia kwantowa
- studnia kwantowapotential well that confines particles
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quantum well. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quantum%20well
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“quantum well.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quantum%20well. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
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