quartz lamp |
a mercury-vapor lamp, enclosed within transparent quartz, that emits ultraviolet rays when an electric current is passed through it. |
quasar |
any of numerous astronomical objects that emit powerful radio waves and have red shifts associated with great distance from earth; quasi-stellar radio source. |
quash1 |
to subdue or suppress forcefully and decisively. |
quash2 |
to declare to be of no effect, esp. in a legal proceeding; set aside; annul. |
quasi- |
to some extent; somewhat. |
quasi-stellar radio source |
see "quasar." |
quassia |
a scarlet-flowered tropical American tree, the wood of which is used in making furniture. [2 definitions] |
quaternary |
consisting of four, or grouped in fours. [4 definitions] |
quatrain |
a group of four lines of verse, esp. one in which every other line rhymes. |
quatrefoil |
a four-lobed leaf or flower, esp. in art. [2 definitions] |
quattrocento |
the fifteenth century in Italian art and literature. |
quaver |
to tremble or shake, as from exhaustion or illness. [6 definitions] |
quay |
a pier, wharf, or other structure built along a shore for landing, loading, and unloading boats or ships. |
qubit |
a fundamental unit of information in quantum computing that is equivalent to the binary bit used in traditional computing; quantum bit. Whereas the binary bit can only exist in two states (0 or 1), the qubit can exist in three states (0, 1, or 0 and 1 simultaneously). |
queasy |
feeling nausea. [3 definitions] |
Quebec |
an eastern Canadian province on the U.S. border between New Brunswick and Ontario. |
Quebecois |
a French-speaking native of Quebec, or a descendant thereof. |
Quechua |
a member of a South American Indian people once dominant in the former Inca empire. [2 definitions] |
queen |
a female ruler or monarch. [5 definitions] |
Queen Anne's lace |
a common weed related to the carrot that bears large, lacy umbels of tiny white flowers. |
queen consort |
a reigning king's wife. |