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chromodynamics

American  
[kroh-moh-dahy-nam-iks] / ˌkroʊ moʊ daɪˈnæm ɪks /

noun

(used with a singular verb)
  1. quantum chromodynamics.


chromodynamics Scientific  
/ krō′mō-dī-nămĭks /

Other Word Forms

  • chromodynamic adjective

Etymology

Origin of chromodynamics

First recorded in 1975–80; chromo- + dynamics

Example Sentences

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You are not elbowing your way onstage at a lecture on quantum chromodynamics.

From Washington Post • Sep. 22, 2022

The program relies on volunteer mentors, and Hall says he’s careful to make sure the 10 hours or so a week he spends coordinating their activities doesn’t interfere with his work on lattice quantum chromodynamics.

From Science Magazine • Mar. 1, 2022

Biological chromodynamics: a general method for measuring protein occupancy across the genome by calibrating ChIP-seq.

From Nature • Sep. 26, 2017

In 1965, working with Moo-Young Han, now at Duke University, he developed the forerunner of the modern theory of quantum chromodynamics, which accounts for the nuclear forces that bind protons and neutrons into atomic nuclei.

From New York Times • Jul. 17, 2015

The inertia of those particles arises from back-reaction of the gluon fields of electromagnetism’s big brother, quantum chromodynamics.

From Scientific American • May 21, 2012