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PRONUNCIATION OF DEGENERATE MATTER

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DEGENERATE MATTER

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Degenerate matter is a noun.
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WHAT DOES DEGENERATE MATTER MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Degenerate matter

Degenerate matter in physics is a collection of free, non-interacting particles with a pressure and other physical characteristics determined by quantum mechanical effects. It is the counterpart of an ideal gas in classical mechanics. The degenerate state of matter, in the sense of deviant from an ideal gas, arises at extraordinarily high density or at extremely low temperatures in laboratories. It occurs for matter particles such as electrons, neutrons, protons, and fermions in general and is referred to as electron-degenerate matter, neutron-degenerate matter, etc. In a mixture of particles, such as ions and electrons in white dwarfs or metals, the electrons may be degenerate, while the ions are not. In a quantum mechanical description, free particles limited to a finite volume may take only a discrete set of energies, called quantum states. The Pauli exclusion principle prevents identical fermions from occupying the same quantum state. At lowest total energy, all the lowest energy quantum states are filled. This state is referred to as full degeneracy. The pressure remains nonzero even near absolute zero temperature.

Definition of degenerate matter in the English dictionary

The definition of degenerate matter in the dictionary is the highly compressed state of matter, esp in white dwarfs and neutron stars, supported against gravitational collapse by quantum mechanical effects.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DEGENERATE MATTER

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WORDS THAT END LIKE DEGENERATE MATTER

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Synonyms and antonyms of degenerate matter in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «degenerate matter» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DEGENERATE MATTER

Find out the translation of degenerate matter to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of degenerate matter from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «degenerate matter» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

堕落的事
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

materia degenerada
570 millions of speakers

English

degenerate matter
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

पतित बात
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

المسألة المنحطة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

вырожденного вещества
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

matéria degenerada
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

দুর্ভাগ্যজনক ব্যাপার
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

matière dégénérée
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Perkara degenerate
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

entarteten Materie
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

縮退物質
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

타락한 문제
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Degenerate prakara
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

vấn đề thoái hóa
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சீரழிந்த விஷயம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

घटस्फोटित वस्तू
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Dejenere madde
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

materia degenerata
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

zdegenerowana sprawa
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

виродженого речовини
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

indiferent degenerat
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

εκφυλισμένη ύλη
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

ontaard saak
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

degenererad materia
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

degenerert materie
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of degenerate matter

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The term «degenerate matter» is used very little and occupies the 167.567 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about degenerate matter

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DEGENERATE MATTER»

Discover the use of degenerate matter in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to degenerate matter and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Matter
Above this limit, a neutron star may collapse into a black hole, or into other, denser forms of degenerate matter (such as quark matter) if these forms exist and have suitable properties (mainly related to degree of compressibility, or ”stiffness” , ...
By Wikipedians
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Horizons: Exploring the Universe
Virtual Astronomy Lab 13: Stellar Explosions, Novae, and Supernovae You have never touched degenerate matter. It forms under only the most extreme conditions, such as those inside a white dwarf stellar remnant, where the mass of a star is ...
Michael Seeds, Dana Backman, 2013
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Astrophysics
The equations of state for the various proposed forms of quark-degenerate matter vary widely, and are usually also poorly defined, due to the difficulty modeling strong force interactions. Quark-degenerate matter may occur in the cores of ...
Patrick Betts
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Stellar Remnants:
3.2 Heat Transport in Degenerate Matter The transport of energy through degenerate matter is quantitatively different than through the bulk of normal stars. In normal stars, heat is transported by convection and/or radiation, depending on the ...
S.D. Kawaler, Georges Meynet, Daniel Schaerer, 1997
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Academic Press Dictionary of Science and Technology
Also, degenerate amplifier. degenerate semiconductor Solid-State Physics, a semiconductor in which the conduction approaches that of a simple metal. degenerate Star Astrophysics, a star made up of degenerate matter; a white dwarf or ...
Christopher G. Morris, 1992
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Universe, Human Immortality and Future Human Evaluation
Degenerate matter is matter that has such very high density that the dominant contribution to its pressure rises from the Pauli exclusion principle. The pressure maintained by a body of degenerate matter is called the degeneracy pressure, and ...
Alexander Bolonkin, 2012
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The Future of the Universe
Degenerate matter is better able to withstand pressure, and so less likely to collapse, than ordinary stellar matter. Consequently, the degenerate carbon/ oxygen core that the Sun now develops is better able to stand up to the continuing ...
A.J. Meadows, 2007
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Introduction to Astronomy and Cosmology
Quark-degenerate matter may occur in the cores of neutron stars and may also occur in hypothetical quark stars. Whether quark-degenerate matter can exist in these situations depends on the, poorly known, equations of state of both ...
Ian Morison, 2013
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Stellar Evolution, Nuclear Astrophysics, and Nucleogenesis
Highly degenerate matter in equilibrium under its own gravitation has some very interesting properties. The temperature of the matter is irrelevant as long as it is not so high that it destroys the good approximation to complete degeneracy.
A. G. W. Cameron, David M. Kahl, 2013
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Stars and Galaxies
That causes the strange behavior of degenerate matter. These two properties of degenerate matter (that it resists compression, and its pressure does not depend on the temperature) become important when stars end their main-sequence lives  ...
Michael Seeds, Dana Backman, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DEGENERATE MATTER»

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Astronomy Cast Ep. 382: Degenerate Matter
Astronomy Cast Ep. 382: Degenerate Matter ... stars, matter gets strange, transforming into a material that physicists call “degenerate matter”. «Universe Today, Jun 15»
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Stars, They're Just Like Us: A Chat With a Chill Astronomer
I also read that stars contain “degenerate matter,” which—I can't speak for ... That's what's happening in degenerate matter: the particles are ... «Jezebel, May 15»
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Discovery of new state of matter may lead to superconductor revolution
... condensates and degenerate matter, just to name a few. All of these are defined by changes in their temperature, heat capacity and pressure ... «Yahoo News Canada, May 15»
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This Strange Metal Might Be the Newest State of Matter
... there's an entire catalog of matter alternatives: Bose–Einstein condensate, degenerate matter, supersolids/superfluids, quark-gluon plasma, ... «Popular Mechanics, May 15»
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Star 'Mass Grave' Surrounds Our Galaxy's Black Hole
In the center of all the mess will be a white, glowing ball of degenerate matter, a white dwarf. From previous studies of white dwarfs elsewhere ... «Discovery News, Apr 15»
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Neutron Stars Serve Up Plates of Nuclear Pasta
In between, making up the crust, is a rare state of degenerate matter known as "nuclear pasta" (made up not just of neutrons, but also protons ... «Scientific American, Apr 15»
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Wonky, Warped and Weird: Pulsar Vanishes in Spacetime
... stars are the stellar husks of long-dead stars that ran out of hydrogen fuel and collapsed under gravity to create a mass of degenerate matter. «Discovery News, Jan 15»
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16 Errors That Are Still Taught In Nigerian Schools Today By …
Other states of matter include the neutron-degenerate matter, Bose-Einstein condensates, liquid crystals, superfluids, quark-gluon plasmas, ... «SaharaReporters.com, Dec 14»
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Seven facts you learned in school that are actually myths
In fact, there are at least six — plasma, Bose-Einstein condensates and neutron-degenerate matter. It's theorised that other states of matter are ... «NEWS.com.au, Jun 14»
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An Earth-size Diamond in the Sky: The Coolest Known White Dwarf …
The center of a white dwarf is degenerate matter, but that doesn't mean ... will indeed be locked away in degenerate matter below the surface. «Universe Today, Jun 14»

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