word
tunnelling
TUN-el-ing
ˈtʌnəlɪŋListen
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Syllable breakdown
tunnelling
Dictionary meaning
The quantum phenomenon by which a particle passes through a potential energy barrier that classically it could not surmount.
Examples
- Nuclear fusion in stars is enabled partly by quantum tunnelling.
British: tunnelling; American: tunneling.
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