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61qua|si-pub|lic — «KWAY sy PUHB lihk, zy ; KWAH see , zee », adjective. public in nature, function, or concern, but privately owned or controlled …
62qua|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 …
63qua|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… …
64qua|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 …
65qua|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] …
66qua|ter|nate — «kwuh TUR niht», adjective. 1. consisting of four; arranged in fours. 2. Botany. consisting of four leaflets …
67qua|ter|nize — «kwuh TUR nyz», transitive verb, nized, niz|ing. to divide into four parts or components …
68qua|tor|zain — «kuh TAWR zayn, KAT uhr », noun. 1. a poem of fourteen lines resembling a sonnet but not in strict sonnet form. 2. = sonnet. (Cf. ↑sonnet) ╂[< Middle French quatorzaine a set of 14 < quatorze quatorze] …
69qua|torze — «kuh TAWRZ», noun. 4 aces, kings, queens, or jacks, counting for 14 points in piquet. ╂[< French quatorze fourteen < Latin quattuordecim] …
70qua|tre — «KAH tuhr; French KA truh», noun. a four in cards, dice, dominoes, or the like. ╂[< Old French quatre four < Latin quattuor] …
