semiclassical.
That is classical but has broad, popular appeal.
Meaning & usage
That is classical but has broad, popular appeal.
Of, pertaining to, or being a theory that describes a physical system by dividing it into two parts, one described by classical physics and the other by either relativistic or quantum mechanical physics.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *sēmi Latin sēmi-bor. English semi- Proto-Indo-European *kelh₁-der. Proto-Italic *klāssis Latin classis Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icus Latin classicuslbor. French classiquebor. English classic Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English classical English semiclassical From semi- + classical.
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