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quantum
English
Etymology
From Late Latin quantum, noun use of neuter form of Latin quantus (“how much”).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?kw?nt?m/
- (General American) IPA(key): /?kw?nt?m/
- (US, Canada) IPA(key): (enunciated) [?k?w?n.t??m], (common flapped realization) [?kw????m]
- (enunciated)
- (flapped)
Note: in General American, the enunciated form is more common when the word is used on its own; but in connected speech, when it is used as a modifier (as in quantum mechanics), the flapped form is more common.
Noun
quantum (countable and uncountable, plural quanta)
- (now chiefly South Asia) The total amount of something; quantity. [from 17th c.]
- 1749, Henry Fielding, Tom Jones, Folio Society 1973, p. 416:
- The reader will perhaps be curious to know the quantum of this present, but we cannot satisfy his curiosity.
- 1790, Edmund Burke, Reflections on the Revolution in France, Oxford 2009, p. 142:
- A certain quantum of power must always exist in the community, in some hands, and under some appellation.
- 1997, Kiran Nagarkar, Cuckold, HarperCollins 2013, p. 375:
- Otherwise I will have given the lie to my maxim that whether you work eight or twenty hours, the quantum of work that gets done on a normal day is the same.
- 2008, The Times of India, 21 May 2008, [1]:
- The Congress's core ministerial panel on Friday gave its green signal to raising motor fuel prices but the quantum of increase emerged as a hitch.
- 1749, Henry Fielding, Tom Jones, Folio Society 1973, p. 416:
- The amount or quantity observably present, or available. [from 18th c.]
- 1979, John Le Carré, Smiley's People, Folio Society 2010, p. 96:
- Each man has only a quantum of compassion, he argued, and mine is used up for the day.
- 1999, Joyce Crick, translating Sigmund Freud, The Interpretation of Dreams, Oxford 2008, p. 34:
- The dream of flying, according to Strümpell, is the appropriate image used by the psyche to interpret the quantum of stimulus [transl. Reizquantum] proceeding from the rise and fall of the lungs when the cutaneous sensation of the thorax has simultaneously sunk into unconsciousness.
- 1979, John Le Carré, Smiley's People, Folio Society 2010, p. 96:
- (physics) The smallest possible, and therefore indivisible, unit of a given quantity or quantifiable phenomenon. [from 20th c.]
- 2002, David C Cassidy et al., Understanding Physics, Birkhauser 2002, p. 602:
- The quantum of light energy was later called a photon.
- 2002, David C Cassidy et al., Understanding Physics, Birkhauser 2002, p. 602:
- (mathematics) A definite portion of a manifoldness, limited by a mark or by a boundary.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of William Kingdon Clifford to this entry?)
- (law) A brief document provided by the judge, elaborating on a sentencing decision.
- (computing) The amount of time allocated for a thread to perform its work in a multithreaded environment.
- (computing, uncountable) Short for quantum computing.
- Developing for quantum has never been more accessible.
- (medicine) The minimum dose of a pathogen required to cause an infection.
- Synonym: infectious dose
Related terms
- quantize
Translations
Adjective
quantum (not comparable)
- Of a change, sudden or discrete, without intermediate stages.
- (informal) Of a change, significant.
- (physics) Involving quanta, quantum mechanics or other aspects of quantum physics.
- (computing theory) Relating to a quantum computer.
Derived terms
Translations
Further reading
- quantum on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
French
Etymology
From English quantum.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /k??.t?m/, /kw??.t?m/
Noun
quantum m (plural quanta)
- (physics) quantum
Further reading
- “quantum” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Italian
Noun
quantum m (plural quanta)
- quantum
- Synonym: quanto
Latin
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /?k?an.tum/, [?k?än?t????]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /?kwan.tum/, [?kw?n?t?um]
Adjective
quantum
- nominative neuter singular of quantus
- accusative masculine singular of quantus
- accusative neuter singular of quantus
- vocative neuter singular of quantus
Determiner
quantum (with genitive)
- as much of […] as
- how high, how dear, as dear as
Descendants
- French: quant
- Italian: quanto
- Spanish: cuanto
References
- quantum in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- quantum in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- quantum in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
- quantum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
- Carl Meissner; Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book?[3], London: Macmillan and Co.
Portuguese
Alternative forms
- quântum (rare)
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin quantum. Doublet of quanto.
Noun
quantum m (plural quanta or quantuns (uncommon))
- (physics) quantum (indivisible unit of a given quantity)
Related terms
- quanto
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metro
English
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?m?t???/
- (General American) IPA(key): /?m?t?o?/
Etymology 1
From French métro, clipping of métropolitain (from Ancient Greek ????? (m?t?r, “mother”) + ????? (pólis, “city”)), as in the Chemin de fer métropolitain, an early name for the Paris Métro. This name was a direct translation of "Metropolitan Railway", which was the original name of the earliest part of the London Underground, constructed in 1863.
Noun
metro (plural metros)
- An underground railway.
- A train that runs on such an underground railway.
- An urban rapid transit light railway.
- A train that runs on such a railway.
Synonyms
- (underground railway): subway, Tube (the London Underground), underground (UK), underground railway (UK)
Derived terms
- metroisation
Translations
Etymology 2
Abbreviation of metropolitan.
Noun
metro (plural metros)
- a metropolitan area
Adjective
metro (comparative more metro, superlative most metro)
- metropolitan
Anagrams
- Moret, Tomer, Tormé
Aragonese
Noun
metro m
- metre
Catalan
Noun
metro m (plural metros)
- metro (train)
Crimean Tatar
Noun
metro
- metro, underground railway.
Declension
References
- Mirjejev, V. A.; Usejinov, S. M. (2002) Ukrajins?ko-kryms?kotatars?kyj slovnyk [Ukrainian – Crimean Tatar Dictionary]?[1], Simferopol: Dolya, ?ISBN
Czech
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?m?tro/
Noun
metro n
- metro, subway (underground railway)
Declension
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from French métro, from métropolitain in chemin de fer métropolitain.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?me?.tro?/
- Hyphenation: me?tro
Noun
metro m (plural metro's, diminutive metrootje n)
- An underground railway or underground-railway system, a subway, a metro.
- An underground-railway train.
Derived terms
- metrobaan
- metrohalte
- metrokaart
- metrolijn
- metrospoor
- metrostation
- metrotunnel
- metrowagon
Esperanto
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?metro/
- Rhymes: -etro
Noun
metro (accusative singular metron, plural metroj, accusative plural metrojn)
- metre (unit of measurement)
- metrum of poetry
Finnish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?metro/, [?me?t?ro?]
- Rhymes: -etro
- Syllabification: met?ro
Noun
metro
- an underground, a subway, a Tube or a metro
- Synonym: maanalainen
Declension
Anagrams
- termo-
Ido
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?metro/
Noun
metro (plural metri)
- metre (unit of measurement)
- metrum of poetry
Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?m?.tro/
- Hyphenation: mè?tro
Etymology 1
From Latin metrum (“a measure”), from Ancient Greek ?????? (métron).
Noun
metro m (plural metri)
- (unit of measure) metre, meter
- ruler, ruler, measure
- yardstick, criterion
Derived terms
Related terms
Etymology 2
Clipping of metropolitana.
Noun
metro f (invariable)
- subway (US), underground (UK), Tube (the London underground)
- Synonym: metrò
Anagrams
- morte, torme, tremo, tremò
Latin
Noun
metr?
- dative singular of metrum
- ablative singular of metrum
Polish
Etymology
From French métro, clipping of métropolitain, from Ancient Greek ????? (m?t?r, “mother”) + ????? (pólis, “city”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?m?.tr?/
Noun
metro n
- underground, subway, metro (underground railway)
Declension
Further reading
- metro in Wielki s?ownik j?zyka polskiego, Instytut J?zyka Polskiego PAN
- metro in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /?m?.t?u/
- Hyphenation: me?tro
Etymology 1
From French mètre, from Latin metrum, from Ancient Greek ?????? (métron, “measure”).
Noun
metro m (plural metros)
- metre (unit of measurement)
Derived terms
- metragem
Descendants
- ? Kadiwéu: meetilo
Etymology 2
From French métro, clipping of métropolitain.
Alternative forms
- metrô (Brazilian)
Noun
metro m (plural metros)
- (Portugal) underground, subway
Serbo-Croatian
Noun
mètr? m (Cyrillic spelling ??????)
- metro
Declension
Slovak
Etymology
From French métro.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?m?tr?/
Noun
metro n (genitive singular metra, nominative plural metrá, genitive plural metier, declension pattern of mesto)
- metro
Declension
Further reading
- metro in Slovak dictionaries at slovnik.juls.savba.sk
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?met?o/, [?me.t??o]
Etymology 1
From French mètre, from Ancient Greek ?????? (métron, “measure”).
Noun
metro m (plural metros)
- (units of measure) meter
- (measuring instruments) measuring tape
- (measuring instruments) ruler (measuring one meter long)
Derived terms
Descendants
- ? Tagalog: metro
Etymology 2
From French métro, clipping of métropolitain, from Ancient Greek ????? (m?t?r, “mother”) + ????? (pólis, “city”).
Noun
metro m (plural metros)
- (transport) metro
- Synonym: (Argentina) subte
Anagrams
- Moret, temor, termo, Torme, tremo
Further reading
- “metro” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.
Tagalog
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish metro.
Noun
metro
- (units of measure) meter
- (measuring instrument) meter
Veps
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun
metro
- metro (underground railway)
Inflection
References
- Zajceva, N. G.; Mullonen, M. I. (2007) , “?????”, in Uz’ venä-vepsläine vajehnik / Novyj russko-vepsskij slovar? [New Russian–Veps Dictionary], Petrozavodsk: Periodika
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