tachyon
/ˈtæk.i.ɒn/US/ˈtæ.kiˌɑn/
tachyon noun: a hypothetical particle that travels faster than the speed of light.
Noun
tachyon (plural tachyons)
- A hypothetical particle that travels faster than the speed of light.
- A flaw in a physical theory that predicts the existence of tachyons or similar paradoxical results. Compare with ghost.
tachyon meaning in Tamil, Bengali, Arabic and Malay
tachyon in Tamil
- டேக்கியான்
tachyon in Bengali
- hypothetical particle
- ট্যাকিয়ন ṭêkiẏon
tachyon in Arabic
- hypothetical particle
- تَكْيُون takyūn
tachyon in Malay
- hypothetical particle
- takion
More languagesFewer languages
- tachyon in Indonesian
- takhion
- tachyon in Persian
- تاکیون
- tachyon in Thai
- แทคีออน
Synonyms of tachyon
- tachyonic particle
Forms of tachyon
| plural | tachyons |
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Origin of tachyon
Formed as: tachy- + -on, from ταχύς (takhús, “swift”, “rapid”). Coined by American physicist Gerald Feinberg in 1967.
Words formed from tachyon
Questions about tachyon
- What does tachyon mean?
- Tachyon means a hypothetical particle that travels faster than the speed of light.
- What is tachyon in Tamil?
- Tachyon in Tamil is டேக்கியான். See Tachyon meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is tachyon?
- Tachyon is a noun.
- How do you pronounce tachyon?
- Tachyon is pronounced /ˈtæk.i.ɒn/ (UK).
- What is the plural of tachyon?
- The plural of tachyon is tachyons.
Words near tachyon in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: tachyon (page history and authors); tachyon (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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