ALL meanings of quantum chromodynamics
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Q q - noun quantum chromodynamics a quantum field theory that describes quarks and gluons and their interactions, with the color of the quarks playing a role analogous to that of electric charge. Abbreviation: QCD. Also called chromodynamics. Compare color (def 18). 1
- noun quantum chromodynamics a theory describing the strong interaction in terms of quarks and gluons, with the colour of quarks used as an analogue of charge and the gluon as an analogue of the photon 0
- noun quantum chromodynamics a theory that describes the forces and interactions of quarks and gluons in hadrons 0