boon 1. n. 1. A benefit bestowed, especially one bestowed in response to a request. 2. A timely blessing or benefit: A brisk breeze is a boon to sailors. [Middle English.
Quantum leaps are the sole cause of the emission of electromagnetic radiation, including light, which occurs in the form of quantized units called photons. Ironically, when laymen use the term colloquially, they use it to describe large jumps in progress, when in reality a quantum leap is a very small change of state.
boundÂ·ed, boundÂ·ing, bounds . To leap forward or upward; jump; spring: The dog bounded over the gate. To move forward by leaps or springs: The deer bounded into the woods. To spring back from a surface; rebound: The basketball bounded off the backboard. noun. A leap; a jump: The deer was away in a single bound.