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phonon
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In physics , a phonon is a collective excitation in a periodic, elastic arrangement of atoms or molecules in condensed matter , like solids and some liquids . Often designated a quasiparticle , it represents an excited state in the quantum mechanical quantization ...
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n. (context physics English) The quantum of acoustic or vibrational energy (sound), considered a discrete particle rather than a wave.
Usage examples of phonon.
Piezoplastic vibrations deep inside Wendy were crisscrossing and spewing cascades of phonons down into the live net of her quasicrystalline structure.