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quantum dot

quantum dot noun: a fluorescent nanoparticle of semiconducting material.

Noun

quantum dot (plural quantum dots)

  1. (quantum mechanics) A fluorescent nanoparticle of semiconducting material.
    • A quantum dot is a semiconductor crystal a few nanometres (billionths of a metre) across – about 50 atoms wide, in other words.2011 June 18, “Dotting the eyes”, in The Economist
    • There was talk that Apple would release an iMac with a quantum dot screen last year. But then the company switched course, declaring that the existing process for making these little crystals was too toxic to the environment.2016 May 6, Joanna Klein, “How a Mysterious Bacteria Almost Gave You a Better TV”, in The New York Times, →ISSN
    Synonyms:
    QD

quantum dot meaning in Tagalog

quantum dot in Tagalog

fluorescent nanoparticle
damuing tuldok

Synonyms of quantum dot

Forms of quantum dot

pluralquantum dots

Questions about quantum dot

What does quantum dot mean?
Quantum dot means a fluorescent nanoparticle of semiconducting material.
What is quantum dot in Tagalog?
Quantum dot in Tagalog is damuing tuldok. See Quantum dot meaning in Tagalog.
What part of speech is quantum dot?
Quantum dot is a noun.
What is the plural of quantum dot?
The plural of quantum dot is quantum dots.

Words near quantum dot in the dictionary

  1. quantum computers
  2. quantum computing
  3. quantum cryptography
  4. quantum decoherence
  5. quantum decoherences
  6. quantum dot
  7. quantum dots
  8. quantum electrodynamics
  9. quantum electronics
  10. quantum entanglement
  11. quantum entanglements

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