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Word: Photon
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
early 20th century: from Greek phōs, phōt- ‘light’, on the pattern of electron
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈfəʊtɒn
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a particle representing a quantum of light or other electromagnetic radiation. A photon carries energy proportional to the radiation frequency but has zero rest mass.
Short Definition:particle representing quantum of light or other electromagnetic radiation
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