quanta

[ kwon-tuh ]

noun

1. the plural of quantum.

quanta

/ ˈkwɒntə /

noun

1. the plural of quantum

quanta

1. sing. quantum In physics , discrete bundles in which radiation and other forms of energy occur. For example, in the Bohr atom , light is sent out in quanta called photons . ( See quantum mechanics .)

Example Sentences

Einstein, on the other hand, insisted that light quanta traveled through space on their own, behaving like particles later called photons.

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It gave me enormous satisfaction to construct an interpretation of those worlds because I didn’t know what quanta were.

From Nautilus

Hunc igitur laborem nostrum ut tam Gratis animis accipiatis, quanta sedulitate a nobis est obitus, ex aequo omnes rogatos volo.

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His Gracchi consiliis quanta poterant contentione obsistebant omnes boni, in quibus maxime Piso, vir consularis.

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Neque enim tanta πολυθεοτης Gentium, quanta fuit Deorum πολυωνυμια.

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Pliny said of History: "Quanta potestas, quanta dignitas, quanta majestes, quantum denique numen sit historiae."

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Earum, si placet, causarum quanta quamque sit iusta una quaeque videamus.

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