excited state

Also found in: Medical, Legal, Encyclopedia, Wikipedia

0.01 sec.

excited state (

k-s

A state of a physical system in which the system has more than the minimum possible potential energy. Excited states tend to be unstable and easily or spontaneously revert to lower energy states, giving off energy. Compare ground state.

Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content.

?Page tools

Printer friendly
Cite / link

Feedback
Add definition

Mentioned in	?		References in classic literature	?		Dictionary browser	?		Full browser	?
aflutter agitation boil dither exciton ferment flap fuss ground state lifetime magnetic resonance metastable nuclear resonance physical phenomenon pother QCD QED quantum chromodynamics quantum electrodynamics			And Levin saw that Yegor too was in an excited state and intending to express all his most heartfelt emotions. Anna Karenina by Tolstoy, Leo View in context The very possession of the letter, in the present excited state of my nerves, oppresses and revolts me. Law and the Lady by Collins, Wilkie View in context The man no longer hesitated, but took the money, and gave Julia a look and a bow that sunk deep into the tablet of her memory--while Charles thought him extremely well paid for what he had done, but made due allowances for the excited state of his cousin's feelings. Imagination and Heart by Cooper, James Fenimore View in context			Excheator exchequer Exchequer bills excide excimer excipient Exciple excisable excise excise duties excise tax exciseman excision excitability excitable excitable area excitableness excitant Excitate excitation excitative Excitator Excitatory excite excited excited state excitedly Exciteful excitement exciter exciting Exciting causes excitingly Excitive Excito-motion Excito-motor Excito-motory Excito-nutrient Excito-secretory exciton excitonics excitor excl excl. exclaim Exclaimer exclaiming exclamation exclamation mark exclamation point Exclamations			excite anger excite disapprobation excite dislike excite expectation excite hate excite hatred excite impatience excite in excite indignation Excite Taxes Excite Taxes excite the attention Excite.com Excite.com Excite.com Excite@Home excited excited excited excited excited Excited Dimer Excited electronic state Excited electronic state Excited electronic state Excited Even Glauber-type Coherent State Excited Odd Glauber-type Coherent State excited skin syndrome excited skin syndrome excited skin syndrome excited state Excited State Absorption Excited State Double-Proton Transfer Excited State Electron Density Differential Method Excited utterance Excited-Mixed Exponentially Generated excited-state effect Excited-State Intramolecular Proton Transfer excited-state maser Excited-State Mixed Valence Excited-State Molecular Orbital Excited-State Proton Transfer Excited-State Self-Consistent Field Configuration Interaction excitedly excitedly Exciteful excitement excitement excitement excitement excitement excitements excitements excitements excitements exciter exciter exciter exciter exciter exciter lamp

Dictionary, Thesaurus, and Translations

Free Tools:	For surfers: Free toolbar & extensions \| Word of the Day \| Help For webmasters: Free content \| Linking \| Lookup box \| Double-click lookup

Disclaimer
All content on this website, including dictionary, thesaurus, literature, geography, and other reference data is for informational purposes only. This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional.