PHOTON


Meaning of PHOTON in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈfō-ˌtän ]

noun

Etymology: phot- + -on (II)

Date: 1916

1. : a unit of intensity of light at the retina equal to the illumination received per square millimeter of a pupillary area from a surface having a brightness of one candle per square meter

2. : a quantum of electromagnetic radiation

• pho·ton·ic fō-ˈtä-nik adjective

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