semiclassical

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. That is classical but has broad, popular appeal.
  2. Of, pertaining to, or being a theory that describes a physical system by dividing it into two parts, one described by classical physics and the other by either relativistic or quantum mechanical physics.

Word forms

semiclassical more semiclassical most semiclassical

Etymology

From semi- + classical.

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