Anagrams of: PIQUANT__

• approximate (a signal varying continuously in amplitude) by one whose amplitude is restricted to a prescribed set of discrete values

• apply quantum theory to; restrict the number of possible values of (a quantity) or states of (a physical entity or system) so that certain variables can assume only certain discrete magnitudes that are integral multiples of a common factor

• Italian open pie made of thin bread dough spread with a spiced mixture of e.g. tomato sauce and cheese

• colorless glass made of almost pure silica

• a hard glossy mineral consisting of silicon dioxide in crystal form; present in most rocks (especially sandstone and granite); yellow sand is quartz with iron oxide impurities

• a tart spicy quality

• the quality of being agreeably stimulating or mentally exciting

• use as a quantifier

• express as a number or measure or quantity

• with strong spices; in a spicy manner

• an examination consisting of a few short questions

• examine someone's knowledge of something

• shaking and vibration at the surface of the earth resulting from underground movement along a fault plane or from volcanic activity

• shake with fast, tremulous movements

• shake with seismic vibrations

• a tart spicy quality

• the quality of being agreeably stimulating or mentally exciting