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photonics

US/foʊˈtɑnɪks/

photonics noun: the science and technology of generating and controlling photons, particularly in the visible and near infrared light spectrum.

Noun

photonics (uncountable)

  1. The science and technology of generating and controlling photons, particularly in the visible and near infrared light spectrum.

photonics meaning in Vietnamese

photonics in Vietnamese

science and technology of generating and controlling photons
quang tử học

Origin of photonics

From photon + -ics.

Words formed from photonics

Words that rhyme with photonics

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Questions about photonics

What does photonics mean?
Photonics means the science and technology of generating and controlling photons, particularly in the visible and near infrared light spectrum.
What is photonics in Vietnamese?
Photonics in Vietnamese is quang tử học. See Photonics meaning in Vietnamese.
What part of speech is photonics?
Photonics is a noun.
How do you pronounce photonics?
Photonics is pronounced /foʊˈtɑnɪks/ (US).

Words near photonics in the dictionary

  1. photoneutrons
  2. photonic
  3. photonic crystal
  4. photonic crystals
  5. photonically
  6. photonics
  7. photonlike
  8. photonovel
  9. photonovels
  10. photons
  11. photonuclear

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