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noun

the application of quantum mechanics and quantum optics to the study and design of electronic devices

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Words nearby quantum electronics

quantum chromodynamics, quantum computer, quantum cryptography, quantum efficiency, quantum electrodynamics, quantum electronics, quantum field theory, quantum flavourdynamics, quantum gravity, quantum jump, quantum leap

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How to use quantum electronics in a sentence

This return scam involved purchasing broken electronics off the auction site and then buying new items off store shelves.
The Insane $11 Billion Scam at Retailers’ Return Desks|M.L. Nestel|December 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Both get electronics, but the proffered image for boys is a microphone; for girls, a radio.
Sexism Begins in the Toy Aisle|Nancy Kaffer|November 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
There are even electronics like iPhone and iPod docking stations and an assortment of pricey pens intended for the pontiff.
Pope Francis Raffles Off His Swag to Help the Poor|Barbie Latza Nadeau|November 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Jimbo and I sat next to each other, Indian style, and leaned against the stack of black Hefty bags and electronics.
I Shot Bin Laden|Elliot Ackerman|November 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST

He majored in mathematical physics, studying mind-bending theories of quantum mechanics and partial differential equations.
How the NSA Became a Killing Machine|Shane Harris|November 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He went off into a happy mist of quantum mechanics, oscillation theory, and periodic functions of a complex variable.
Security|Poul William Anderson
The man had used a simplified quantum mechanics without correction for relativistic effects.
Security|Poul William Anderson
The ortho molecules rotate with odd rotational quantum numbers, while the para molecules rotate with even quantum numbers.
Unwise Child|Gordon Randall Garrett
The first is that the papers could be turned into a novel with hardly any important alteration, and with only quantum suff.
The English Novel|George Saintsbury
Paretur itaque librorum quantum satis sit, nihil in apparatum.
The Book-Hunter|John Hill Burton