(di qua)
41qua|si-pub|lic — «KWAY sy PUHB lihk, zy ; KWAH see , zee », adjective. public in nature, function, or concern, but privately owned or controlled …
42qua|si-stel|lar — «KWAY sy STEHL uhr, zy ; KWAH see , zee », adjective. of, having to do with, or being various types of quasi stellar objects: »a quasi stellar radio source, a quasi stellar blue galaxy …
43qua|si|at|om — «KWAY sy AT uhm, zy ; KWAH see , zee », noun. any one of various atomic structures formed by the combination of two or more subatomic particles: »Quasiatoms are generally unstable structures either because they are subject to matter antimatter… …
44qua|si|crys|tal — «KWAY sy KRIHS tuhl, zy ; KWAH see , zee », noun. Physics. a form of solid matter having cells like crystals but lacking the regular repeating pattern of crystalline ions: »Quasicrystals are much harder to (plastically) deform than ordinary… …
45qua|si|fis|sion — «KWAY sy FIHSH uhn, zy ; KWAH see , zee », noun. a type of nuclear fission in which a bombarded nucleus, instead of dividing into two new and nearly equal parts, reproduces the original projectile and target particles …
46qua|si|pe|ri|od|ic — «KWAY sy PIHR ee OD ihk», adjective. occurring at irregular intervals; having varying periods: »quasiperiodic pulses GX5 1, an X ray source in the constellation Sagittarius…is the first known example of a celestial object with quasiperiodic… …
47qua|si — «KWAY sy, zy; KWAH see, zee», adjective, adverb. –adj. seeming; not real; seemingly but not actually the same as; part; halfway: »quasi humor. Seven elected members should sit on the Executive Council as quasi Ministers (London Times). –adv.… …
48qua|ter|cen|te|nar|y — «KWAY tuhr SEHN tuh NEHR ee», adjective, noun, plural nar|ies. –adj. of, comprising, or having to do with a period of 400 years. –n. the 400th anniversary of some event, or its celebration. ╂[< Latin quater four times + English centenary] …
49qua|ter|nate — «kwuh TUR niht», adjective. 1. consisting of four; arranged in fours. 2. Botany. consisting of four leaflets …
50qua|ter|nize — «kwuh TUR nyz», transitive verb, nized, niz|ing. to divide into four parts or components …
