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photon

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How to pronounce photon

noun

IPA: /ˈfəʊtɒn/

Say it like: Fot-on

The correct spelling is photon. 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 gaug…

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noun

  1. 1.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.

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