photon
Pronunciation
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Pronunciation
- IPA: /ˈfəʊtɒn/
photon (plural photons)
- (particle) The quantum of light and other electromagnetic energy, regarded as a discrete particle having zero rest mass, no electric charge, and an indefinitely long lifetime. It is a gauge boson.
- French: photon
- German: Photon, Lichtteilchen
- Italian: fotone
- Portuguese: fotão (Portugal), fóton (Brazil)
- Russian: фото́н
- Spanish: fotón
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