Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

q-ball

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.44 in modern English

Syllables: q-ball
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A charged soliton that represents the lowest possible energy state of its components and is therefore stable.

noun

An illicit drug made up from quetiapine and cocaine.

Slang

Example Sentences

"Q-ball collisions are studied numerically on a two dimensional lattice for a range of Q-ball charges."
"If you're going to fly inside Mercury's orbit and hurl a bomb into the sun to burst its Q-ball (non-topological soliton) into pieces, I suggest that home may require a theoretical solution."
"A complex scalar theory in three dimensions with a cubic coupling can support classically stable, time-dependent, non-topological solutions to the equations of motion that carry a global charge Q, called 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.

Usage

Slang

Inflected Forms

Q-balls (plural)

Questions

What does q-ball mean?: A charged soliton that represents the lowest possible energy state of its components and is therefore stable.
Where does q-ball come from?: 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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