quadium
quadium is the alternative form of quadrium.
Meaning of quadrium
Noun (1)
quadrium (uncountable)
- Synonym of quadrivium.
- Church music was carefully taught at the universities. IT was of the four sciences of the quadrium, and was a means of promotion in the church and colleges.1861, William Howitt, John Cassell's illustrated history of England
- Synonyms:
- quadrivium
Noun (2)
quadrium (uncountable)
- A highly unstable synthetic isotope of the element hydrogen, 41H, having one proton and three neutrons.
- The decimal character of 4.1 is a reminder that this is not a conventional H isotope such as quadrium, ⁴H, or other isotopes up to ⁷H, with lifetimes, when known in the 0.1 to 1 zs range.2011, “Kinetic Isotope Effects for the Reactions of Muonic Helium and Muonium with H₂”, in Science, volume 331, number 6016, page 448
- Synonyms:
- hydrogen-4, hydrogen 4
- A quadrium atom or nucleus.
- The almost stationary ultra-cold neutron(s) occupies a position in the metal lattice where another dissolved hydrogen is most likely to tunnel in less than a nanosecond, forming a deuteron / triton / quadrium by capturing the cold neutron and releasing binding energy.2014, Robert Godes, “Controlled Electron Capture and the Path Toward Commercialization”, in J. Condensed Matter Nucl. Sci., volume 13
Questions about quadium
- What is quadium the alternative form of?
- Quadium is the alternative form of quadrium.
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