The noun VIRGO has 3 senses: 1. (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Virgo. 2. a large zodiacal constellation on the equator; between Leo and Libra. 3. the sixth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about August 23 to September 22. Familiarity information: VIRGO used as a noun is uncommon. Dictionary entry details.
A phonon is a quantum of energy of the independent oscillators in the ensemble. ... All Answers (12) phonons are a way to describe the vibrational degrees of freedom in periodic structures (lattices): the vibrational motions can be modelled as harmonic oscillators, so they can be quantized nearly in the same way.
noumenon. n, pl-na (-nÉ). 1. (Philosophy) (in the philosophy of Kant) a thing as it is in itself, not perceived or interpreted, incapable of being known, but only inferred from the nature of experience. Compare phenomenon 3 See also thing-in-itself. 2. (Philosophy) the object of a purely intellectual intuition.