First Known Use: 1922
Dictionary
quantize
verb quan·tize \ˈkwän-ˌtīz\
quan·tizedquan·tiz·ing
Definition of QUANTIZE
transitive verb
1
: to subdivide (as energy) into small but measurable increments
2
: to calculate or express in terms of quantum mechanics
— quan·ti·za·tion \ˌkwän-tə-ˈzā-shən\ noun
— quan·tiz·er \ˈkwän-ˌtī-zər\ noun
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Origin of QUANTIZE
quantum
Rhymes with QUANTIZE
abscise, advise, apprise, apprize, arise, assize, baptize, bite-size, breadthwise, capsize, chastise, clockwise, coastwise, cognize, comprise, crabwise, crack wise, crosswise, demise, despise, devise, disguise, disprize, door prize, downsize, earthrise, edgewise, emprise, endwise, excise, fanwise, franchise, full-size, grecize, high-rise, incise, king-size, leastwise, lengthwise, Levi's, life-size, likewise, low-rise, man-size, mid-rise, midsize, misprize, moonrise, nowise, outsize, piecewise, pint-size, premise, queen-size, remise, reprise, revise, rightsize, slantwise, streetwise, stylize, suffice, sunrise, surmise, surprise, trim size, twin-size, unwise, uprise
Medical Dictionary
quantize
transitive verb quan·tize
quan·tized also British quan·tisedquan·tiz·ing also British quan·tis·ing
Medical Definition of QUANTIZE
1
: to subdivide (as energy) into small but measurable increments
2
: to calculate or express in terms of quantum mechanics
—quan·ti·za·tion also British quan·ti·sa·tion \ˌkwän-tə-ˈzā-shən\ noun
—quan·tiz·er also British quan·tis·er \ˈkwän-ˌtī-zər\ noun
Variants of QUANTIZE
quan·tize also British quan·tise \ˈkwänt-ˌtīz\
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