phason

About 0.02 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun A quasiparticle existing in quasicrystals due to their specific, quasiperiodic lattice structure

Similar words

quasiparticle quasi-crystal quasiboson quasiproton quasielectron fluxon phonon fracton quasicondensation quanton

Often followed by

strain fluctuations strains mode modes and