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quantum foam

quantum foam noun: spacetime viewed on a quantum level, i.e. as a "foam" of randomly appearing and disappearing Planck-scale wormholes (black holes and white holes).

Noun

quantum foam (countable and uncountable, plural quantum foams)

  1. Spacetime viewed on a quantum level, i.e. as a "foam" of randomly appearing and disappearing Planck-scale wormholes (black holes and white holes).

Forms of quantum foam

pluralquantum foams

Questions about quantum foam

What does quantum foam mean?
Quantum foam means spacetime viewed on a quantum level, i.e. as a "foam" of randomly appearing and disappearing Planck-scale wormholes (black holes and white holes).
What part of speech is quantum foam?
Quantum foam is a noun.
What is the plural of quantum foam?
The plural of quantum foam is quantum foams.

Words near quantum foam in the dictionary

  1. quantum field theory
  2. quantum fields
  3. quantum financial system
  4. quantum fluctuation
  5. quantum fluctuations
  6. quantum foam
  7. quantum foams
  8. quantum gate
  9. quantum gates
  10. quantum graphity
  11. quantum gravitation

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