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 Definitions of Photon  [ˈfoʊ tɒn]  

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Definition of 'Photon' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) photon
a quantum of electromagnetic radiation, usu. considered as an elementary particle that is its own antiparticle and that has zero rest mass and charge and a spin of one.

Etymology:  (1926; < Gk

Definition of 'Photon' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) photon
a quantum of electromagnetic radiation; an elementary particle that is its own antiparticle



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