Quadrium
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Quadrium is a noun meaning (education) Synonym of quadrivium.
Meaning
(education) Synonym of quadrivium.
More Meanings
- (physics, rare) A highly unstable synthetic isotope of the element hydrogen, 41H, having one proton and three neutrons.
- (physics, rare) A quadrium atom or nucleus.
Example Sentences
Church music was carefully taught at the universities. IT was of the four sciences of the quadrium, and was a means of promotion in the church and colleges.
The decimal character of 4.1 is a reminder that this is not a conventional H isotope such as quadrium, ⁴H, or other isotopes up to ⁷H, with lifetimes, when known in the 0.1 to 1 zs range.
The almost stationary ultra-cold neutron(s) occupies a position in the metal lattice where another dissolved hydrogen is most likely to tunnel in less than a nanosecond, forming a deuteron / triton / quadrium by capturing the cold neutron and releasing binding energy.
The classical curriculum distinguishes between trivium and quadrium to classify knowledge fields in education. Trivium deals with the disciplines of language, grammar, rhetoric, dialectic and logic, while quadrium deals with the sciences of arithmetic, geometry and astronomy.
Synonyms for quadrium
Depending on context, synonyms include quadrivium.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include quadrivial, quadrivium, quadrumvirate, quadrumvir, quadran, quadrinity.
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