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The science and technology of generating and controlling photons, particularly in the visible and near infrared light spectrum.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Topics: sciences
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Etymology tree English photon Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic Old English -as Middle English -es English -s English -ics English photonics From photon + -ics.
Across languages
Translations
14 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Chinese Mandarin:
光子學 /光子学
(guāngzǐxué)
— science and technology of generating and controlling photons
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Dutch:
fotonica
— science and technology of generating and controlling photons
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Finnish:
fotoniikka
— science and technology of generating and controlling photons
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Finnish:
valotiede
— science and technology of generating and controlling photons
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French:
photonique
— science and technology of generating and controlling photons
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Irish:
fótónaic
— science and technology of generating and controlling photons
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Khmer:
អាភាណូវិទ្យា
(ar phea no vi tyea)
— science and technology of generating and controlling photons
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Korean:
광자학
(gwangjahak)
— science and technology of generating and controlling photons
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Polish:
fotonika
— science and technology of generating and controlling photons
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Brazilian Portuguese:
fotônica
— science and technology of generating and controlling photons
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European Portuguese:
fotónica
— science and technology of generating and controlling photons
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Spanish:
fotónica
— science and technology of generating and controlling photons
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Swedish:
fotonik
— science and technology of generating and controlling photons
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Vietnamese:
quang tử học
— science and technology of generating and controlling photons