Quintessence, or quintessential, or fifth essence, may refer to:

Cosmology

Aether (classical element) According to ancient and History of science in the Middle Ages, medieval science, aether (, alternative spellings include ''æther'', ''aither'', and ''ether''), also known as the fifth element or quintessence, is the material that fills the regio ...

, in medieval cosmology and science, the fifth element that fills the universe beyond the terrestrial sphere *

Quintessence (physics) In physics, quintessence is a hypothetical form of dark energy, more precisely a scalar field minimally coupled to gravity, postulated as an explanation of the observation of an accelerating rate of expansion of the universe. The first example o ...

, a hypothetical form of dark energy, postulated to explain the accelerating expansion of the universe

Literature

* ''Quintessence: Basic Readings from the Philosophy of W. V. Quine'', essays by

Willard Van Orman Quine Willard Van Orman Quine ( ; known to his friends as "Van"; June 25, 1908 – December 25, 2000) was an American philosopher and logician in the analytic tradition, recognized as "one of the most influential philosophers of the twentieth century" ...

* '' Quintessence: The Quality of Having It'', a 1983 book by Betty Cornfeld and Owen Edwards * Works by Lawrence M. Krauss: ** '' The Fifth Essence'', a 1989 book ** '' Quintessence: The Search for Missing Mass in the Universe'', a 2000 book * ''Quintessence'', a 2013 science fiction book by David Walton

Media companies

* Quintessence Films, film production company * Quintessence Films Limited, British film production company * Quintessence International Publishing Group, a publishing company founded in Berlin, Germany

Music

Quintessence Records Quintessence Records started in 1976. Quintessence was formed by Pickwick International Inc. as a budget label. Pickwick’s trademark for Quintessence was filed on December 10, 1976 with the initial Q made to look like a clef symbol. The lab ...

, a budget label *

Quintessence Records (Canadian label) ''For the label of the same name, formed by Pickwick International, see Quintessence Records'' Quintessence Records was a Canadian independent record label, notable for releasing a number of records by punk rock bands in the Vancouver area betwee ...

* Quintessence (band), 1970s British progressive rock band specializing in Indian themes and sounds

Albums

* '' The Quintessence'', by Quincy Jones and his orchestra, 1962 * ''Quintessence'' (Quintessence album), 1970 * ''Quintessence'' (Bill Evans album), 1976 * ''Quintessence'' (Borknagar album), 2000 * ''Quintessential'', by

Steam Powered Giraffe Steam Powered Giraffe is an American musical project formed in San Diego, California in 2008, self-described as "a musical act that combines robot pantomime, puppetry, ballet, comedy, projections, and music". Created and led by twins David Micha ...

, 2016 * ''Quintessence'' (Spontaneous Music Ensemble album)

Songs

* "Quintessence", by Darkthrone, from album ''

Panzerfaust The (, or , plural: ) was a development family of single-shot man-portable anti-tank systems developed by Nazi Germany during World War II. The weapons were the first single-use light anti-tank weapons based on a pre-loaded disposable laun ...

'' * "Quintessence", by Rotting Christ, from album ''

Genesis Genesis may refer to: Religion * Book of Genesis, the first book of the biblical scriptures of both Judaism and Christianity, describing the creation of the Earth and of humankind * Genesis creation narrative, the first several chapters of the Bo ...

'' * "Quintessence", by Mastodon, from album ''

Crack the Skye ''Crack the Skye'' is the fourth studio album by American heavy metal band Mastodon, released on March 24, 2009, through Reprise, Sire and Relapse Records. The album debuted at number 11 on the ''Billboard'' 200, selling 41,000 copies in its ...

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In Quintessence "In Quintessence" is the first song on Squeeze's 1981 album '' East Side Story''. The lyrics were written by Chris Difford and the music by Glenn Tilbrook. Background Chris Difford said, "The lyric is autobiographical in some ways, another son ...

", by Squeeze, from album ''East Side Story'' * "Quintessence", by Marketa Irglová, featuring

Emilíana Torrini Emilíana Torrini (born 16 May 1977) is an Icelandic singer and songwriter. Her works include the 2009 single "Jungle Drum (song), Jungle Drum" and the 1999 album ''Love in the Time of Science''. She performed "Gollum's Song" for the 2002 film ' ...

and Aukai, 2020 single

Other uses

* ''Quintessence: The Blighted Venom'', a game by

Freebird Games Freebird Games is a video game developer based in Canada. They have developed eight games. Their most prominent game, '' To the Moon,'' was nominated for Best Writing and Innovation Award for the Canadian Videogame Awards. History Freebird Gam ...

Quintessence (horse) Quintessence (1900–1917) was a Great Britain, British Thoroughbred racehorse who won the 1000 Guineas of 1903 and was unbeaten in her six races. She was owned and bred by Evelyn Edward Thomas Boscawen, 7th Viscount Falmouth. After retiring from ...

, a thoroughbred racer (1900–1917) * The Quintessence, a DC Comics group of mutually consulting cosmic beings: see resp.

Ganthet Ganthet is a fictional character in the DC Comics universe, who first appeared in 1992 in Larry Niven and John Byrne's graphic novel ''Green Lantern: Ganthet's Tale'' (). He is also Sayd's husband. Fictional character biography Ganthet is one o ...

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Quintessence (restaurant) Quintessence is a Michelin 3-star Japanese French fusion restaurant in Shinagawa, Japan. It is difficult to reserve a table in the restaurant and has been listed as among the 50 best restaurants in Asia by CNN. The head chef is Shuzo Kishida ...

, a Michelin 3-star Japanese French fusion restaurant in Shinagawa, Japan * Quintessential,

adjective An adjective (abbreviations, abbreviated ) is a word that describes or defines a noun or noun phrase. Its semantic role is to change information given by the noun. Traditionally, adjectives are considered one of the main part of speech, parts of ...

meaning the most perfect example of quality or class