Term: quantum mechanics: the branch of quantum physics that accounts for matter at the atomic level; an extension of statistical mechanics based on quantum theory (especially the Pauli exclusion principle)
Broader: entity: that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving) | Unrelated: enunciation: the articulation of speech regarded from the point of view of its intelligibility to the audience
Broader: entity: that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving) | Unrelated: living arrangement: an arrangement to allow people (or ideas) to coexist
Broader: entity: that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving) | Unrelated: utility: the quality of being of practical use
Broader: entity: that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving) | Unrelated: nibelung: (German mythology) any of the race of dwarfs who possessed a treasure hoard that was stolen by Siegfried
Broader: entity: that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving) | Unrelated: semiautomatic pistol: a pistol that is a semiautomatic firearm capable of loading and firing continuously
Broader: entity: that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving) | Unrelated: antiquary: an expert or collector of antiquities
Broader: entity: that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving) | Unrelated: straightness: (of hair) lack of a tendency to curl
Broader: entity: that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving) | Unrelated: branchiostegidae: small family of marine fishes having covered gills
Broader: entity: that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving) | Unrelated: alternation of generations: the alternation of two or more different forms in the life cycle of a plant or animal
Broader: entity: that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving) | Unrelated: receding: the act of becoming more distant