forbidden
[ fer-bid-n, fawr- ]
/ fərˈbɪd n, fɔr- /
verb
a past participle of forbid.
adjective
not allowed; prohibited: a forbidden food in his religion.
Physics.
involving a change in quantum numbers that is not permitted by the selection rules: forbidden transition.
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forbidden
/ (fəˈbɪdən) /
adjective
not permitted by order or law
physics
involving a change in quantum numbers that is not permitted by certain rules derived from quantum mechanics, esp rules for changes in the electrical dipole moment of the system
usage for forbidden
It was formerly considered incorrect to talk of
forbidding someone
from doing something, but in modern usage either
from or
to can be used:
he was forbidden from entering/to enter the building