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pho·ton
(fō′tŏn′)n.
The elementary particle of light and other electromagnetic radiation; the quantum of electromagnetic energy. The photon is the massless, neutral vector boson that mediates electromagnetic interactions.
pho·ton′ic adj.
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photon
(ˈfəʊtɒn)n
(Atomic Physics) 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
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pho•ton
(ˈfoʊ tɒn)n.
a quantum of electromagnetic radiation, usu. considered as an elementary particle that is its own antiparticle and that has zero rest mass and charge and a spin of one.
pho•ton′ic, adj.
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pho·ton
(fō′tŏn′) The smallest unit of light or other electromagnetic energy, having no mass and no electric charge. Photons behave both as particles and waves. See Note at electromagnetic radiation.
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photon
A unit or quantum of electromagnetic radiation.
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Noun | 1. | photon - a quantum of electromagnetic radiation; an elementary particle that is its own antiparticle gauge boson - a particle that mediates the interaction of two elementary particles electromagnetic radiation, electromagnetic wave, nonparticulate radiation - radiation consisting of waves of energy associated with electric and magnetic fields resulting from the acceleration of an electric charge |
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Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
photon
[ˈfəʊtɒn] n → photon mphoto opportunity n → séance f de photos (pour la presse)photo-sensitive [ˌfəʊtəʊˈsɛnsɪtɪv] adj → photosensiblephoto session n → séance f photophoto shoot photo-shoot [ˈfəʊtəʊʃuːt] n → séance f photoCollins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
photon
n → Photon nt
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