quasiparticle

About 0.10 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun Any entity that has some characteristics of a distinct particle, but comprises a grouping of multiple particles

Similar words

quasiquark quanton quasielectron quasiproton quasiboson quasineutron quasigluon quasimolecule phason wave-particle

Often followed by

states energy excitations energies density and is state excitation

Word family

quasiparticles