quantum tunnels

Verb

quantum tunnel (third-person singular simple present quantum tunnels, present participle (US) quantum tunneling or (UK) quantum tunnelling, simple past and past participle (US) quantum tunneled or (UK) quantum tunnelled)

1. (intransitive, transitive, uncommon, quantum mechanics) To undergo the process of quantum tunnelling.
   • So the alpha particle quantum tunnels through the mountain and "the alpha particle is out."2016, Neil deGrasse Tyson, Michael A. Strauss, J. Richard Gott, Welcome to the Universe, An Astrophysical Tour, page 385
2. (idiomatic, intransitive, transitive, uncommon) To move or travel from one point or direction to another in a very quick, rapid, or effortless manner.
   • The roll of fat jiggled as if to invite the other pieces, and, one by one, the other pieces quantum-tunneled through the tram's wall.2005, Rudy Rucker, Frek and the Elixir

   Synonyms:

   QT