| NOUN | object | photon | a quantum of electromagnetic radiation |
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| Sounds | fow'taa.n | |
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| Rhymes | Abidjan ... Yukon: 149 rhymes with aan... | |
| Meaning | A quantum of electromagnetic radiation; an elementary particle that is its own antiparticle. | |
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| Part of | 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 |
| Broader | gauge boson | A particle that mediates the interaction of two elementary particles |
| Spanish | fotón | |
| Catalan | fotó | |
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