quantum chromodynamics
noun
plural in form but singular or plural in construction
: a theory of fundamental particles based on the assumption that quarks are distinguished by differences in color (see color entry 1 sense 15) and are held together (as in hadrons) by an exchange of gluons
Quantum chromodynamics equations describe the characteristics and behavior of quarks and the peculiar force that binds different quarks and antiquarks together to create protons, neutrons, and other subatomic particles known as hadrons.—
I. Peterson
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For decades, physicists had been troubled by a little detail of the theory used to explain the strong nuclear force, known as quantum chromodynamics.
—ArsTechnica, 25 June 2025
One year later, though, a new way of calculating HVP was introduced based on lattice quantum chromodynamics (lattice QCD), a computationally intensive methodology, and quickly caught on.
—Eleni Petrakou, Scientific American, 8 June 2025
The probability of that process happening was [well] described by the theory of quantum chromodynamics.
—Henry Carnell, Quanta Magazine, 10 Jan. 2025
They're predicted by the theory of quantum chromodynamics, which concerns how the strong force binds quarks together to form protons and neutrons (and hyperons).
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 25 Dec. 2024
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ArsTechnica, 25 June 2025
One year later, though, a new way of calculating HVP was introduced based on lattice quantum chromodynamics (lattice QCD), a computationally intensive methodology, and quickly caught on.
—Eleni Petrakou, Scientific American, 8 June 2025
The probability of that process happening was [well] described by the theory of quantum chromodynamics.
—Henry Carnell, Quanta Magazine, 10 Jan. 2025
They're predicted by the theory of quantum chromodynamics, which concerns how the strong force binds quarks together to form protons and neutrons (and hyperons).
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 25 Dec. 2024
See All Example Sentences for quantum chromodynamics
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“Quantum chromodynamics.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/quantum%20chromodynamics. Accessed 9 Jul. 2025.
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