'PHOTON' definitions:
Definition of 'photon'
(from WordNet)
noun
A quantum of electromagnetic radiation; an elementary particle that is its own antiparticle
Synonyms of 'photon'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- actinic ray,
- actinism,
- alpha particle,
- antibaryon,
- antilepton,
- antimeson,
- ASA scale,
- atomerg,
- atomic beam,
- atomic nucleus,
- atomic particle,
- atomic ray,
- baryon,
- beam,
- beam of light,
- beta particle,
- bougie decimale,
- British candle,
- calorie,
- candle,
- candle lumen,
- candle power,
- candle-foot,
- candle-hour,
- candle-meter,
- decimal candle,
- dinamode,
- dyne,
- electron,
- elementary particle,
- energid,
- erg,
- exposure meter,
- flux,
- foot-candle,
- foot-pound,
- gamma ray,
- gleam,
- Hefner candle,
- horsepower-hour,
- horsepower-year,
- infrared ray,
- intensity,
- international candle,
- invisible radiation,
- joule,
- Kern,
- kilogram-meter,
- kilowatt-hour,
- lamp-hour,
- leam,
- lepton,
- light,
- light meter,
- light quantum,
- lumen,
- lumen meter,
- lumen-hour,
- lumeter,
- luminous flux,
- luminous intensity,
- luminous power,
- lux,
- meson,
- neutron,
- NMR,
- nuclear force,
- nuclear magnetic resonance,
- nuclear particle,
- nuclear resonance,
- nucleon,
- nucleosynthesis,
- nucleus,
- patch,
- pencil,
- proton,
- quantum,
- radiation,
- radiorays,
- ray,
- ray of light,
- ribbon,
- ribbon of light,
- Scheiner scale,
- solar rays,
- strangeness,
- streak,
- stream,
- stream of light,
- streamer,
- strong interaction,
- triton,
- ultraviolet ray,
- unit of flux,
- unit of light,
- valence electron,
- violet ray,
- X ray
Acronyms for 'photon'
From: V.E.R.A.
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