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triphoton

triphoton noun: a composite particle created by overlapping three indistinguishable photons in an optical fibre and manipulating their spin.

Noun

triphoton (plural triphotons)

  1. A composite particle created by overlapping three indistinguishable photons in an optical fibre and manipulating their spin

Forms of triphoton

pluraltriphotons

Origin of triphoton

From tri- + photon.

Questions about triphoton

What does triphoton mean?
Triphoton means a composite particle created by overlapping three indistinguishable photons in an optical fibre and manipulating their spin.
What part of speech is triphoton?
Triphoton is a noun.
What is the plural of triphoton?
The plural of triphoton is triphotons.

Words near triphoton in the dictionary

  1. triphosphorus
  2. triphosphorylate
  3. triphosphorylated
  4. triphosphorylation
  5. triphosphorylations
  6. triphoton
  7. triphotons
  8. triphthaloylbenzene
  9. triphthong
  10. triphthongal
  11. triphthongization

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