English Explanatory Dictionary

Q-ball

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A charged soliton that represents the lowest possible energy state of its components and is therefore stable.
noun
  1. An illicit drug made up from quetiapine and cocaine.

Pronunciation

En-au-Q-ball.ogg

Word forms

Q-ball Q-balls

Etymology

From Q (“charge”) + ball, coined by physicist Sidney Coleman. In physics, charge is often represented by the letter Q, and the soliton is spherically symmetric.

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