The noun VIRGO has 3 senses: 1. (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Virgo. 2. a large zodiacal constellation on the equator; between Leo and Libra. 3. the sixth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about August 23 to September 22. Familiarity information: VIRGO used as a noun is uncommon. Dictionary entry details.
A phonon is a quantum of energy of the independent oscillators in the ensemble. ... All Answers (12) phonons are a way to describe the vibrational degrees of freedom in periodic structures (lattices): the vibrational motions can be modelled as harmonic oscillators, so they can be quantized nearly in the same way.
1 A very brief explanation is that phonology is the study of sound structures in language, which is different from the study of sentence structures (syntax), word structures (morphology), or how languages change over time (historical linguistics). 2  But this is insufficient. Phoneme Systems.  [ 2 P]honology is not only about phonemes and allophones. 3  Phonology also concerns itself with the principles governing the phoneme systems --that is, with what sounds languages 'like' to have, which sets of sounds are most common (and why) and which are rare (and also why).