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- [foh-ton]
- /ˈfoʊ tɒn/
- /ˈfəʊ.tɒn/
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- [foh-ton]
- /ˈfoʊ tɒn/
Definitions of photon word
- noun photon a quantum of electromagnetic radiation, usually considered as an elementary particle that is its own antiparticle and that has zero rest mass and charge and a spin of one. Symbol: γ. 1
- noun photon physics: type of particle 1
- countable noun photon A photon is a particle of light. 0
- noun photon a quantum of electromagnetic radiation, regarded as a particle with zero rest mass and charge, unit spin, and energy equal to the product of the frequency of the radiation and the Planck constant 0
- noun photon a subatomic particle, having energy and momentum but no mass or electric charge, that is the quantum unit of electromagnetic radiation, including light 0
- noun photon a unit of retinal illumination equal to the illumination from a surface having a brightness of one candle per sq meter seen through a pupil area of one sq millimeter 0
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Origin of photon
First appearance:
before 1900 One of the 17% newest English words
First recorded in 1900-05; phot- + -on1
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Parts of speech for Photon
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
photon popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 90% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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