💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Photon"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| lightnoun | (physics, uncountable) Electromagnetic radiation in the wavelength range visible to the human eye (about 400–750 nanometers): visible light. |
| errantnoun | A knight-errant. |
| light quantum | — |
| gamma photon | — |
| gamma quantum | — |
| x-ray photon | — |
| gauge bosonnoun | (particle physics) Any of the fundamental particles that carry the fundamental forces of nature. |
| proto-photonnoun | (physics, rare) A theoretical but not yet detected particle proposed to explain, among other things, the mechanisms of gravity; a gauge boson. |
| superphotonnoun | (rare, physics, figurative) A photonic Bose-Einstein condensate, comprised of thousands of photons sufficiently concentrated and cooled in an optical well. |
| monophotonnoun | (physics) A single photon (rather than a group) |
| super-photonnoun | Alternative form of superphoton. [(rare, physics, figurative) A photonic Bose-Einstein condensate, comprised of thousands of photons sufficiently concentrated and cooled in an optical well.] |
| soft photonnoun | (physics) A photon, whose energy is too small to be detected, that is one of a cloud associated with a charged particle. |
| phononnoun | (physics) The quantum of acoustic or vibrational energy (sound), considered a discrete particle rather than a wave. |
| photonicsnoun | (sciences) The science and technology of generating and controlling photons, particularly in the visible and near infrared light spectrum. |
| antiphotonnoun | (physics) The antiparticle of a photon (identical to a photon). |
| photinonoun | (physics) The superpartner of the photon. |
| luxonnoun | (physics) Any particle that travels at exactly the speed of light and has zero mass: typically a photon. |
| biphotonnoun | (quantum mechanics) A quantum-entangled state comprising two photons. |
| photonuclear reactionnoun | (nuclear physics) Any nuclear reaction involving a photon and another subatomic particle |
| photoprotonnoun | (physics) Any proton produced in a photonuclear reaction |
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