quanta

American  

[kwon-tuh] / ˈkwɒn tə /

noun

1. the plural of quantum.

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quanta British  

/ ˈkwɒntə /

noun

1. the plural of quantum

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quanta Cultural  

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.)

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Example Sentences

This process excites the organic molecules, which then release energy as light quanta.

From Science Daily

The challenge with Josephson junctions is that their behavior unfolds at the level of individual quanta.

From Science Daily

At wide-open throttle, the raunchiness doesn’t come in wild quanta but in one smoothly linear, incredibly steep exponential function, with no interval for tactility and feedback.

From The Wall Street Journal

This process allows the penetration and pinning of magnetic flux quanta, which in turn creates a magnetic stray field.

From Science Daily

Photons are "light quanta" that constitute the basic building blocks making up the electromagnetic radiation field.

From Science Daily