photon
/ˈfəʊˌtɒn/FOH-ton
/ˈfoʊˌtɑn/FOH-tahn
Meaninga light (particle)
Common meaning: a particle of light
- photlightLiddell & Scott, Intermediate Greek-English Lexicon (1889), p. 878 · scan
- onnoun ending (from Latin -o, -onis)
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
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Origin: Built on Greek φῶς ‘light’.
Did you know: our wording, based on Liddell & Scott, Intermediate Greek-English Lexicon (1889), entry φῶς, p. 878 · dictionary scan
Roots
- φῶς, φωτός Greek “light”
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