English Words: Q

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quasiharmonicadj

Describing any system that has some harmonic (periodic) characteristics

quasihelicaladj

Having certain aspects of a helix.

quasihemidemisemiquavernoun

A note having a time value half as long as a hemidemisemiquaver or 64th note; a 128th note.

quasihexagonnoun

A rough approximation of a hexagon

quasihexagonaladj

Having some hexagonal elements

quasihistoricaladj

Having certain historical elements.

quasiholenoun

A hole equivalent to the absence of a quasiparticle

quasihomogeneousadj

Having some homogeneous characteristics.

quasihorizontaladj

Approximately horizontal

quasihydrostaticadj

Treated as hydrostatic in nature, by ignoring other effects

quasiidentitynoun

A kind of Horn clause, a generalization of identities.

quasiinformationnoun

Synonym of misinformation.

quasiisometricadj

Apparently, or approximately isometric

quasiisometrynoun

An equivalence relation that is an isometry when viewed at a large scale

quasijudicialadj

Having a resemblance to a judicial system or process

quasilatticenoun

A non-periodic structure that exhibits long-range order without translational symmetry.

quasilatticesnoun

plural of quasilattice

quasilegaladj

Legal to a certain extent or in a certain way; of dubious or tenuous legality.

quasilegislativeadj

Having a resemblance to a legislative system or process.

quasilikelihoodnoun

An apparent likelihood

quasilinearadj

Very nearly linear.

quasilinearisationnoun

Alternative form of quasilinearization.

quasilinearitynoun

The state or condition of being quasilinear.

quasilinearlyadv

In a quasilinear manner; almost linearly.

quasilinguisticadj

Having, or appearing to have, certain aspects or properties of linguistics; apparently, but not actually, linguistic.

quasiliteracynoun

The state of being almost, but not entirely literate.

quasiliterateadj

Almost, but not entirely literate.

quasilocaladj

Describing a ring that is not Noetherian

quasilocalizedadj

Approximately localized

quasilocallyadv

In a quasilocal manner

quasimathematicaladj

Seemingly or speciously mathematical.

quasimeasurenoun

A nonnegative increasing semiadditive set function defined on a ring of sets that is continuous above the origin and takes its values in the extended domain of real numbers.

quasimedicaladj

Apparently or supposedly medical

quasimeromorphicadj

Describing a mapping that has some characteristics of a meromorphic one

quasimesenchymaladj

Apparently mesenchymal

quasimetricnoun

A structure that satisfies most, but not all, axioms of a metric

quasimetricsnoun

plural of quasimetric

quasimicroscopicadj

Apparently microscopic

quasimilitaryadj

Having certain military aspects.

quasiminimaladj

Relating to a quasiminimum

quasiminimalitynoun

The property of being quasiminimal.

quasimiraculousadj

Almost miraculous; having aspects of miracle.

quasimodaladj

Of or relating to a quasimode.

quasimodenoun

A mode that remains activated only through some constant action on the part of the user, such as holding down a certain key on the keyboard.

Quasimodonoun

The first Sunday after Easter Sunday.

quasimodularadj

Being the holomorphic part of an almost holomorphic modular form.

quasimodularitynoun

The property of being quasimodular.

quasimolecularadj

Having some characteristics of a molecule; relating to a quasimolecule

quasimoleculenoun

A quasimolecular species

quasimomentumnoun

crystal momentum

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The English alphabetical index for the letter Q contains 2,880 headwords drawn from our Wiktionary-derived dictionary table. At 50 entries per page the browse splits into 58 pages, and you are currently viewing page 27. Every row above is a dictionary-backed entry with a canonical slug, and each links through to a full definition page with pronunciation, senses, etymology, and related-word data where available.

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