English words: quantificate to quarter note

300 English words, part 5 of 13 of the words starting with Q, A to Z. 24 have a page of their own.

English words quantificate to quarter note

quantificate verb: To quantify
quantification noun /ˌkwɒn.tɪˌfɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/: The act of quantifying.
quantificational adjective: Of, pertaining to, or involving quantification, or the use of a quantifier.
quantificational logic noun: The logic of sentences involving quantifiers, predicates, and names; the branch of logic that investigates the properties that arguments, sentences, and...
quantificationally adverb: By means of quantification
quantificative adjective: Relating to quantification
quantified adjective, verb: Measured.
quantified self noun: A movement to promote the constant tracking of one's physical activity, diet, and other personal metrics in order to gain insights for self-improvement; the...
quantifier noun /ˈkwɑn.tɪ.faɪ.ɚ/: A word, such as all or many, that expresses the quantity of a related noun.
quantify verb /ˈkwɒn.tɪˌfaɪ/: To assign a quantity to.
quantile noun /ˈkwɒn.taɪl/: One of the class of values of a variate which divides the members of a batch or sample into equal-sized subgroups of adjacent values or a probability...
quantiled adjective: Divided into quantiles
quantimeter noun: A device for determining the quantity of X-rays generated by a Crookes tube or Coolidge tube.
quantion noun: A form of quaternion used to explain the electroweak theory on curved spacetime.
quantionic adjective: Of or pertaining to quantions
quantisable adjective: Alternative spelling of quantizable.
quantisation noun: Alternative spelling of quantization.
quantise verb: Alternative spelling of quantize.
quantiser noun: Alternative form of quantizer.
quantistic adjective: Synonym of quantum.
quantitate verb /ˈkwɒn.tɪ.teɪt/: To measure the quantity of, especially with high accuracy and taking uncertainty into account, as in quantitative analysis.
quantitation noun: The process of quantitating.
quantitative adjective /ˈkwɒntɪtətɪv/: Of a measurements and data types: based on some quantity or number rather than on some quality.
quantitative analysis noun: The determination of the amounts of an element or compound in a sample.
quantitative analyst noun: A person who designs and implements mathematical models for the pricing of financial derivatives.
quantitative easing noun: A monetary policy in which the central bank increases the money supply in the banking system, as by purchasing bonds from banks.
quantitative genetics noun: The study of the genetic basis of continuously varying phenotypic traits in a population.
quantitative linguistics noun: A branch of general linguistics that employs statistical methods to explore language learning, change, and structure.
quantitative metathesis noun: A form of metathesis or transposition involving quantity or vowel length, by which two neighboring vowels – one long, one short – switch their lengths, so...
quantitative research noun: A type of research that aims to gather and analyze numerical data in order to broadly and through quantification promote the objective empirical...
quantitatively adverb: In a quantitative manner.
quantitativeness noun: The state or quality of being quantitative.
quantitativist noun: One who favours a quantitative approach.
quantitativity noun: The condition of being quantitative
quantitive adjective /ˈkwɑn.tə.tɪv/: Alternative form of quantitative.
quantitively adverb: Alternative form of quantitatively.
quantity noun /ˈkwɒn.tɪ.ti/: A fundamental, generic term used when referring to the measurement (count, amount) of a scalar, vector, number of items or to some other way of denominating...
quantity discount noun: A type of incentive offered to a purchaser which results in a decreased cost of goods or materials per unit when purchased in greater numbers.
quantity of motion noun: momentum
quantity surveyor noun: A person who calculates the cost of materials and labour on a construction project based on an architect's plans.
quantity theory of money noun: the theory that changes in prices and the value of money vary with changes in the amount of money in circulation
quantitywise adverb: In terms of quantity.
quantivalence noun /kwɒnˈtɪvəl(ə)ns/: Synonym of valence (“the combining capacity of an atom, functional group, or radical determined by the number of atoms of hydrogen with which it will unite,...
quantivalency noun /kwɒnˈtɪvələnsi/: Alternative form of quantivalence.
quantivalent adjective: Of or pertaining to quantivalence, or valence.
quantizability noun: The property of being quantizable.
quantizable adjective: That can be quantized.
quantization noun: The process of approximating a continuous signal by a set of discrete symbols or integer values
quantize verb: To limit the number of possible values of a quantity, or states of a system, by applying the rules of quantum mechanics
quantized adjective, verb /ˈkwɒntʌɪzd/: Expressed or existing only in terms of discrete quanta; limited by the restrictions of quantization (i.e. measurement).
quantized electronic structure noun: Any material that confines electrons in such a small space that their wavelike behaviour becomes important and their properties are strongly modified by...
quantized vortex noun: a flow pattern exhibited by superfluids, such as ⁴He below 2.17K, in which the circulation rate is restricted to a quantized multiple of Planck's constant...
quantizer noun: An electronic device that samples a varying quantity (e.g. a waveform) and generates a digital response
Quantocks proper noun: Synonym of Quantock Hills, Somerset, England.
quantoid noun: An academic who relies purely on quantitative research methods.
quantomania noun: A focus on countable, measurable entities to the exclusion of other factors.
quantomechanic adjective: Alternative form of quantum mechanical.
quantomechanical adjective: Alternative form of quantum mechanical.
quantomechanics noun: Alternative form of quantum mechanics.
quantometer noun: A device for performing spectrographic analysis.
quanton noun: Any quantum entity that shows the properties of both a particle and a wave
quantong noun: Alternative form of quandong.
quantophrenia noun: Excessive reliance on or use of facts and figures that can be derived using statistical or mathematical procedures.
Quantrill proper noun: A surname.
quantronium noun: A qubit composed of a Cooper pair
quantulum noun: A very small amount.
quantum adjective, noun /ˈkwɒntəm/: The total amount of something; quantity.
quantum acoustics noun: the study of the effects of the laws of quantum mechanics on the propagation and absorption of sound
quantum advantage noun: The ability of a quantum algorithm to solve a computational problem in a greatly reduced time period, as compared to using a conventional computer.
quantum anomaly noun: Any phenomenon that arises when a quantity that becomes zero according to classical physics acquires a finite value when quantum rules are used.
quantum biophysics noun: An interdisciplinary science that uses the methods of quantum physics and physical chemistry to study biological systems.
quantum bit noun: A normalized linear combination of an up state and a down state of, for example, the spin of an electron.
quantum bogosort noun: A hypothetical sorting algorithm which generates a random permutation of its input (like in bogosort) using a quantum source of entropy, checks if the list...
quantum cascade laser noun: A laser that operates by analogy with an electronic waterfall, with electrons cascading down a series of small steps emitting a photon at each step.
quantum chemistry noun: the application of quantum mechanics to chemical problems
quantum chromodynamics noun: A quantum field theory in particle physics which describes the strong interaction of quarks and gluons employing the concept of color charge.
quantum coherence noun: The ability of a quantum state to maintain its entanglement and superposition in the face of interactions and the effects of thermalization.
quantum computer noun: A computer that exploits quantum mechanical phenomena to transcend classical time complexity limitations.
quantum computing noun: The use of quantum mechanical phenomena to transcend classical time complexity limitations in computing.
quantum cryptography noun /ˌkwɒn.təm kɹɪpˈtɒɡ.ɹə.fiː/: The science of exploiting quantum mechanical properties to perform cryptographic tasks.
quantum decoherence noun: Synonym of decoherence.
quantum dot noun: A fluorescent nanoparticle of semiconducting material.
quantum electrodynamics noun: The study of the interaction of electromagnetic radiation with electrically charged matter within the framework of relativity and quantum mechanics.
quantum electronics noun: The field concerned with the interaction of radiation and matter, and on the effects of quantum mechanics on the behaviour of electrons.
quantum-entangled adjective: joined together by quantum entanglement
quantum entanglement noun: A quantum mechanical phenomenon in which the quantum states of two or more objects have to be described with reference to each other, even though the...
quantum evolution noun: The theory that evolutionary rates differ from group to group and even among closely related lineages, formulated to explain the rapid emergence of higher...
quantum ferrofluid noun: A superfluid quantum gas composed of polarized electric or magnetic dipoles
quantum field noun: A quantum operator-valued function of (any point in) space.
quantum field theory noun: A theory of quantum fields; the result of applying second quantization to Classical Relativistic Field Theory.
quantum financial system noun: A (so-far-hypothetical) financial system that uses quantum computing, quantum cryptography, and blockchain to improve global finance by enabling faster...
quantum fluctuation noun: A momentary fluctuation in the energy at a point in space due to the Heisenberg uncertainty principle
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).
quantum gate noun: A basic quantum circuit operating on a small number of qubits.
quantum graphity noun: A model of spacetime where points are represented by nodes on a graph, connected by links that can be on or off, indicating whether the two points are...
quantum gravitation noun: The quantum theory of the gravitational field.
quantum gravity noun: A branch of theoretical physics aiming to unite quantum mechanics with general relativity.
quantum hadrodynamics noun: A framework for describing the nuclear many-body problem as a relativistic system of baryons and mesons based on a local, Lorentz-invariant lagrangian density.
quantum Hall effect noun: An effect marked by the quantization of the Hall resistance, observed in two-dimensional electron systems subjected to low temperatures and strong magnetic...
quantum immortality noun: The subjective experience of surviving quantum suicide and thus being unable to die.
quantum indeterminacy noun: The indeterminacy associated with being in a mixed quantum state.
quantum information science noun: Information science adapted to deal with information held and/or handled by quantum systems, i.e., in which information is measured in qubits instead of...
quantum information theory noun: Information theory adapted to deal with information held and/or handled by quantum systems, i.e., in which information is measured in qubits instead of...
quantum interference noun: The instance of a subatomic particle interacting with and influencing itself and other particles while in a probabilistic superposition state.
quantum jump noun, verb: Synonym of quantum leap.
quantum leap noun, verb /ˈkwɒntəm liːp/: The discontinuous change of the state of an electron in an atom or molecule from one energy level to another.
quantum limit noun: The limit on measurement accuracy at quantum scales due to back-action effects.
quantum logic noun: A form of non-classical logic which has been abstracted out of quantum mechanics.
quantum logic gate noun: Synonym of quantum gate.
quantum mechanical adjective: Alternative form of quantum mechanical.
quantum-mechanically adverb: In terms of or by means of quantum mechanics.
quantum mechanics noun: The branch of physics which studies matter and energy at the level of atoms and other elementary particles, and substitutes probabilistic mechanisms in...
quantum meruit noun: An inference that the defendant has promised to pay the plaintiff for the plaintiff's work or labor as much as he should deserve.
quantum multiverse noun: A theory suggesting that every time a quantum event occurs, a new universe is created, thus splitting the wavefunction into multiple possibilities.
quantum mysticism noun: A set of metaphysical beliefs and practices that seek to relate consciousness, intelligence, or mystical world-views to the ideas of quantum mechanics and...
quantum number noun: One of certain integers or half-integers that specify the state of a quantum mechanical system (such as an electron in an atom).
quantum of action noun: Synonym of Planck's constant.
quantum of Indian blood noun: Synonym of blood quantum.
quantum onion noun: a quantum well incorporated in a quantum dot
quantum physics noun: quantum mechanics
quantum process tomography noun: A method for describing a quantum process by probing with known quantum states.
quantum processing unit noun: A computational unit that uses quantum computing principles to perform a task.
quantum-proof adjective, verb: To make quantum-resistant ("unable to be easily deciphered by a quantum computer").
quantum register noun: A collection of qubits on which quantum gates act.
quantum-resistant adjective: Of a cryptographic algorithm: unable to be easily deciphered by a quantum computer.
quantum rizzics noun: The study of rizz.
quantum-safe adjective: Synonym of quantum-resistant (“unable to be easily deciphered by a quantum computer”).
quantum singularity noun: A point or region in spacetime where general relativity predicts infinite density and curvature.
quantum solid noun: Any of a class of solids (such as that of helium) whose atoms or molecules undergo large zero-point motion even in the quantum ground state (at absolute zero).
quantum soup noun: The quark-gluon plasma which existed in the first millionth of a second of the universe.
quantum spin liquid noun: A solid in which small magnetic moments have a fluctuating random orientation, even at low temperature.
quantum state noun: Any of the possible states of a quantum mechanical system.
quantum state tomography noun: Synonym of quantum tomography.
quantum sufficit adverb, noun: A sufficient quantity.
quantum suicide noun: A thought experiment in which it is proposed that it is impossible to commit suicide, as at each attempt the universe will split into multiple realities, in...
quantum supremacy noun: The potential ability of quantum computers to solve problems that are intractable for classical computers.
quantum teleportation noun: the instantaneous transference of a quantum state to a distant location using quantum entanglement and the transmission of classical information
quantum theory noun: A theory developed in the early 20th century, according to which nuclear and radiation phenomena can be explained by assuming that energy only occurs in...
quantum tomography noun: The process of reconstructing the quantum state (density matrix) for a source of quantum systems by measurement on the systems coming from the source.
quantum tunnel verb: Alternative form of quantum tunnel.
quantum tunnelling noun: Any of several quantum mechanical effects in which a particle disobeys the laws of classical mechanics.
quantum unit of spin noun: A constant used as a unit of measurement for particle spin, equal to Planck's constant divided by 2π.
quantum universe noun: A concept describing the entire universe using the principles of quantum mechanics, which govern the behavior of particles at the subatomic level.
quantum valebant noun: A lawsuit to recover payment for goods that have been sold and delivered.
quantum valebat noun: A count in an action to recover from the defendant, for goods sold, as much as they were worth.
quantum weirdness noun: The phenomena of quantum mechanics that cannot be explained in terms of the experiences of everyday life.
quantum well noun: a potential well that confines particles in one dimension, forcing them to occupy a planar region
quantum Zeno effect noun: A feature of quantum-mechanical systems allowing a particle's time evolution to be slowed down by measuring it frequently enough with respect to some chosen...
quantumlike adjective: Having the characteristics of a quantum system
quantumly adverb /ˈkwɒntəmli/: In a quantum manner; in terms of quantum theory; according to the laws of quantum mechanics.
quantumness noun: The condition of being quantum in nature
quantuplicity noun: Relative magnitude.
Quanzhou proper noun /ˈt͡ʃwɑnˈt͡soʊ/: A prefecture-level city in southeastern Fujian, China.
Quanzhounese noun: A person from Quanzhou.
quapa noun: A person who is one-quarter East or Southeast Asian or Pacific Islander by descent; the offspring of a hapa parent and a white parent.
Quapaw noun: Any member of a Native American people who once lived in the Arkansas river valley.
quaq noun: Frozen meat or eggs, eaten partially thawed.
quaquaversal adjective /kweɪkwəˈvɜːsəl/: Going off in all directions from the center.
quaquaversality noun: Quality of being quaquaversal.
quaquaversally adverb: In a quaquaversal way.
quar noun, verb: A quarry.
quarandine noun: Alternative form of quarrender (“kind of red apple”).
Quaranta proper noun: A surname from Italian.
quaranteam noun, verb /ˈkwɔɹ.ən.tim/: A group of people who choose to quarantine together during a pandemic to limit exposure and maintain social interaction and support.
quaranteaming noun, verb: The act of forming a quaranteam.
quarantinable adjective: Subject to quarantine; under quarantine.
quarantine noun, verb /ˈkwɔɹ.ən.tin/: A period of 40 days, particularly
quarantine flag noun: A black and yellow flag (signal flag LIMA) formerly hoisted by a ship to show that it has contagious or infectious disease aboard, or by a ship that has...
quarantined adjective, verb: In quarantine; isolated.
quarantinee noun /ˌkwɒɹəntiːˈniː/: One who is quarantined.
quarantiner noun /ˈkwɒɹəntiːnə(ɹ)/: One who quarantines.
quarantini noun: A martini-style cocktail popular amongst people in COVID-19 lockdown.
quarantining noun, verb: The action of establishing or entering a quarantine.
quarantinism noun: Support for quarantine as a means of preventing the spread of disease.
quarantinist noun: One who supports quarantine as a means of preventing the spread of disease.
quaranty noun: Synonym of Council of Forty, former courts with 40 members in Florence and Venice.
quare adjective: Queer, strange.
quare clausum fregit noun: A writ for land trespass.
quare impedit noun: A writ in English law commencing a common-law action for deciding a disputed right of presentation to a benefice, a right known as an advowson.
quarenden noun: Alternative form of quarrender (“type of apple”).
quarender noun: Alternative form of quarrender (“type of apple”).
quaresimal adjective: Lenten
quarfloxin noun: An antineoplastic drug.
quarg noun: Alternative form of quark (soft creamy cheese)
quarion noun: A square lump of wax (with a wick in the center), to be burned like a candle.
quark noun /kwɑːk/: In the Standard Model, one of a number of elementary subatomic particles having fractional electric charge that forms matter. They are theorized not to...
quark-antiquark noun: A particle-antiparticle pair in hadrons and mesons.
quark-gluon plasma noun: A predicted state of matter, containing deconfined quarks and gluons, present in the very early universe (first millionth of a second), and recreated at...
quark matter noun: A hypothetical phase of matter made up of quarks that are so tightly packed (due to high surrounding pressure) that they do not chunk into baryons.
quark model noun: A model organizing baryons and mesons according to their composition of bound quarks and antiquarks in groups of two or three; part of the Standard Model.
quark nova noun: A hypothetical violent explosion resulting from the conversion of a neutron star to a quark star
quark nugget noun: A theoretical extremely dense composite particle composed of quarks, with densities greater than nuclear density.
quark star noun: A hypothetical exotic star composed of quark-gluon plasma.
quark theory noun: The theory that (most) baryons and mesons are composed of bound quarks and antiquarks.
quarkic adjective: Pertaining to, or composed of, quarks.
quarkless adjective: Without quarks.
quarklike adjective: Resembling a quark.
quarkonic adjective: Of, pertaining to, or composed of quarks.
quarkonium noun: A flavorless meson whose constituents are a quark and its own antiquark.
quarkoniumlike adjective: Resembling a quarkonium.
quarkyonic adjective: Describing elements of quantum chromodynamics that have characteristics both of quarks and of baryons.
quarl noun /ˈkwɔː(ɹ)l/: A medusa or jellyfish.
Quarlesian adjective: Of or relating to Francis Quarles (1592–1644), English poet.
Quarmby proper noun: A suburb of Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE1116).
quarred adjective, verb: Choked or blocked.
quarrel noun, verb /ˈkwɒɹ(ə)l/: A dispute or heated argument (especially one that is verbal).
quarrel out verb: To dispute by arguing; to hash out or battle out (an issue).
quarrel with verb: Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see quarrel, with, to argue with (someone).
quarreler noun /ˈkwɔɹəlɜɹ/: One who quarrels or is disposed to do so. An arguer or disputer.
quarreling noun, verb: US standard spelling of quarrelling.
quarreller noun: Alternative spelling of quarreler.
quarrelling noun, verb: A heated argument.
quarrellous adjective: Alternative form of quarrelous.
quarrelous adjective /ˈkwɒɹələs/: Quarrelsome; argumentative.
quarrelsome adjective /ˈkwɒɹəlsəm/: Argumentative; fond of or prone to quarreling.
quarrelsomely adverb: In a quarrelsome manner.
quarrelsomeness noun /ˈkwɒɹəlsm̩nəs/: The quality of being quarrelsome; an argumentative nature.
quarrenden noun: An old English variety of red apple.
quarrender noun: A kind of red apple.
quarriable adjective: Capable of being quarried.
quarrian noun: Alternative form of quarrion.
quarried adjective, verb: Provided with quarry or prey.
quarrier noun: Somebody who works in a quarry.
quarrion noun /ˈkwɒɹiən/: A cockatiel, Nymphicus hollandicus.
quarromes noun: Alternative spelling of quarrons.
quarroms noun: Alternative spelling of quarrons.
quarron noun: Alternative spelling of quarrons.
quarrons noun /ˈkwɒɹənz/: The body.
quarry noun, verb /ˈkwɒɹ.i/: A site for mining stone, such as limestone, or slate.
quarry car noun: A car that operates on rails laid in a quarry, usually for carrying rock or waste.
quarry-faced adjective: Having a face left as it comes from the quarry and not smoothed with the chisel or point.
quarry light noun: a diamond-shaped pane of glass designed to be set in leads
quarry tile noun: A very hard ceramic tile used e.g. as flooring, usually 1/2 to 3/4 inches (13 to 19 mm) in thickness, made by the extrusion process from natural clays or...
quarry water noun: The moisture content of freshly quarried porous stone; the water held in the pores of stone.
quarryable adjective: Alternative form of quarriable.
quarrying noun, verb: The extraction of material from a quarry.
quarrylike adjective: Resembling or characteristic of a quarry.
quarryman noun /ˈkwɔɹ.i.mən/: A man involved in quarrying (mining for stone).
quarrymaster noun: The person in charge of a quarry.
quarrystone noun: rubble masonry
Quarryville proper noun: A borough of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States.
quart adjective, adverb, noun, verb /kwɔːt/: A unit of liquid capacity equal to two pints; one-fourth (quarter) of a gallon. Equivalent to 1.136 liters in the UK and 0.946 liter (liquid quart) or 1.101...
quart pot noun: A tin pot holding a quart of liquid, used for measurement or drinking.
quarta noun: A traditional Portuguese unit of dry measure, equal to 3.2–4.8 L in different 19th-century contexts.
quartal adjective, noun: Of base four; using only four unique digits.
quartan adjective, noun /ˈkwɔːtən/: A fever whose symptoms recur every four days.
quartana noun: Quartan.
quartanary adjective: Relating to a quartan
quartane noun: butane
Quartararo proper noun /kwɔɹtəˈɹɑːɹoʊ/: A surname from Italian.
quartarius noun: A Roman unit of liquid measure reckoned as the volume of 5/12 Roman pound of wine and equivalent to about 0.14 L although varying slightly over time.
quartary adjective, noun /ˈkwɔːtəɹi/: Synonym of quartarius, quarter-sextarius, a Roman unit of liquid measure equivalent to about 0.14 L
quartation noun: The act, process, or result (in the process of parting) of alloying a button of nearly pure gold with enough silver to reduce the fineness so as to allow...
quarte noun: The fourth defensive position, with the sword hand held at chest height, and the tip of the sword at neck height, the palm of the hand facing upwards.
quarteer noun: Synonym of quartermaster.
quartelet noun: A liquid measure a little smaller than a quart
quartene noun: butylene
quartenylic adjective: Of or pertaining to quartenylic acid or its derivatives
quartenylic acid noun: An acid of the acrylic acid series, metameric with crotonic acid.
quarter adjective, noun, verb /ˈk(w)ɔːtə/: Each of four equal parts into which something can be divided; a fourth part.
quarter-assed adjective, verb: Very half-assed; that is (from another figurative viewpoint), even less than half-assed.
quarter badge noun: An ornament on the side of a vessel near the stern.
quarter bathroom noun: A room with a toilet, but no shower or bathtub, and typically no sink; a water closet.
quarter belt noun: A belt connecting pulleys whose axles are at right angles; a quarter turn belt.
quarter bill noun: A list specifying the different stations to be taken by the officers and crew in time of action, and the names of the men assigned to each.
quarter blanket noun: a blanket used under the saddle of a horse
quarter block noun: A block fitted under the quarters of a yard on each side of the slings, through which the clewlines and sheets are reeved.
quarter-bloke noun: A quartermaster, or quartermaster sergeant.
quarter-blood adjective, noun: Synonym of quarter-caste.
quarter bottle noun: A bottle of wine containing 0.1875 liters of fluid, one quarter of the volume of a standard bottle.
quarter-century noun: A period of twenty-five years.
quarter circle noun: A quarter of a circle. The shape formed from an arc that is a quarter of the circumference of a circle.
quarter court noun: Any of the lower courts established in Iceland circa 965 during the period of the Icelandic Commonwealth, each having 36 judges and responsible for one...
quarter crack noun: A crack in a horse's forefoot; a sand crack.
quarter day noun: Each of the four days customarily regarded as starting a new quarter year, formerly established as a time for rents and other payments to be due, tenancies...
quarter deck noun: Alternative spelling of quarterdeck.
quarter eagle noun: A former gold coin of the United States, worth two dollars and fifty cents.
quarter-eater noun: A coin-operated arcade game.
quarter-evil noun: symptomatic anthrax, blackleg
quarter farthing noun: A British coin, produced for circulation in Ceylon 1839–1853, which, at a face value of ⅟₁₆d. (£⅟₃₈₄₀), is the lowest denomination of coin ever minted for...
quarter final noun: Alternative form of quarterfinal.
quarter-finalist noun: Somebody or something that appears in a quarter-final of a competition.
quarter glass noun: The small triangular-shaped side window on some vehicles, originally used as a vent.
quarter gunner noun: A petty officer who assists the gunner.
quarter-hearted adjective: Less than half-hearted.
quarter-heartedly adverb: In a quarter-hearted manner.
quarter horse noun: An American breed of horse originally bred for short-distance racing.
quarter-hour noun: quarter of an hour; period of time equal to 15 minutes; a quarter.
quarter-hourly adjective, adverb: Occurring every fifteen minutes.
quarter-ill noun: blackleg (cattle disease)
quarter jack noun: An automaton, on a clock, that strikes a bell every quarter hour
quarter-life crisis noun: A situation resembling the mid-life crisis but taking place earlier, when roughly a quarter of one's adult life has passed, typically in one's twenties or...
quarter light noun: Synonym of quarter glass.
quarter master noun: Alternative form of quartermaster
quarter-mile noun: A quarter of a statute mile, a measurement of 440 yards, or 1,320 feet, or 402.336 metres.
quarter-miler noun: An athlete who specialises in running quarter mile races (or the equivalent 400 metres)
quarter moon noun: Either of the intermediate stages between the new and full moons.
quarter-muncher noun: Synonym of quarter-sucker.
quarter nettings noun: Hammock nettings along a ship's quarter rails.
quarter note noun: A musical note one beat long in 4/4 time.

Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0): each word's first meaning. A word with a page of its own links to it; for the rest, this line is PlainSpell's entry. Total under Q: 3,883 words, in 13 parts.