photonics en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /foʊˈtɑnɪks/ (General-American)
Etymology
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.
Meanings
- (uncountable) The science and technology of generating and controlling photons, particularly in the visible and near infrared light spectrum.
Deriveds
silicon photonics · biophotonics · nanobiophotonics · neurophotonics · astrophotonics
Hyponyms
Translations (14)
fr photonique (science and technology of generating and controlling photons) · pl fotonika (science and technology of generating and controlling photons) · es fotónica (science and technology of generating and controlling photons) · pt fotônica (science and technology of generating and controlling photons) · sv fotonik (science and technology of generating and controlling photons) · km អាភាណូវិទ្យា (science and technology of generating and controlling photons) · cmn 光子學 /光子学 (science and technology of generating and controlling photons) · fi fotoniikka (science and technology of generating and controlling photons) · ga fótónaic (science and technology of generating and controlling photons) · ko 광자학 (science and technology of generating and controlling photons) · pt fotónica (science and technology of generating and controlling photons) · fi valotiede (science and technology of generating and controlling photons) · vi quang tử học (science and technology of generating and controlling photons) · nl fotonica (science and technology of generating and controlling photons)