Phrase Hound found 18 phrases and 10 compound words that contain photon. The most common are listed below. Open photon in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 18
- photon sphereOf a black hole, a spherical limit around a black hole at such distance that any photon meeting it tangentially is constrained to travel in a circular orbit; (more loosely) the region between this limit and the event horizon.
- photon beltA mythical dangerous belt of photons emanating from the Pleiades that will collide with the Earth in the near future according to New Age mystics.
- photon sailA solar sail.
- photon mappingA two-pass global illumination rendering algorithm that approximately solves the rendering equation for integrating light radiance at a given point in space.
- soft photonA photon, whose energy is too small to be detected, that is one of a cloud associated with a charged particle.
- photon sailsplural of photon sail: A solar sail.
- photon beltsplural of photon belt: A mythical dangerous belt of photons emanating from the Pleiades that will collide with the Earth in the near future according to New Age mystics.
- photon circleSynonym of photon sphere: Of a black hole, a spherical limit around a black hole at such distance that any photon meeting it tangentially is constrained to travel in a circular orbit; (more loosely) the region between this limit and the …
- photon circlesplural of photon circle: Of a black hole, a spherical limit around a black hole at such distance that any photon meeting it tangentially is constrained to travel in a circular orbit; (more loosely) the region between this limit and the …
- photon spheresplural of photon sphere: Of a black hole, a spherical limit around a black hole at such distance that any photon meeting it tangentially is constrained to travel in a circular orbit; (more loosely) the region between this limit and the …
- photon mappingsplural of photon mapping: A two-pass global illumination rendering algorithm that approximately solves the rendering equation for integrating light radiance at a given point in space.
- photon tunnellingThe transmission of light through apertures of dimension smaller than the wavelength of the light by quantum tunnelling
- last photon orbitSynonym of photon sphere: Of a black hole, a spherical limit around a black hole at such distance that any photon meeting it tangentially is constrained to travel in a circular orbit; (more loosely) the region between this limit and the …
- last photon orbitsplural of last photon orbit: Of a black hole, a spherical limit around a black hole at such distance that any photon meeting it tangentially is constrained to travel in a circular orbit; (more loosely) the region between this limit and the …
- dual photon absorptiometryUse of two differing sources of radiation to measure the density of a substance, typically bone.
- dual photon absorptiometriesplural of dual photon absorptiometry: Use of two differing sources of radiation to measure the density of a substance, typically bone.
- proto-photonA theoretical but not yet detected particle proposed to explain, among other things, the mechanisms of gravity; a gauge boson.
- super-photonAlternative form of superphoton: A photonic Bose-Einstein condensate, comprised of thousands of photons sufficiently concentrated and cooled in an optical well.
Compound words 10
- antiphotonThe antiparticle of a photon (identical to a photon).
- biophotonA low-energy photon emitted from a biological source (but not by bioluminescence)
- biphotonA quantum-entangled state comprising two photons.
- diphotonA resonance particle formed from two identical photons
- monophotonA single photon (rather than a group)
- photonlikeHaving some characteristics of a photon.
- triphotonA composite particle created by overlapping three indistinguishable photons in an optical fibre and manipulating their spin
- superphotonA photonic Bose-Einstein condensate, comprised of thousands of photons sufficiently concentrated and cooled in an optical well.
- photonicsThe science and technology of generating and controlling photons, particularly in the visible and near infrared light spectrum.
- multiphotonInvolving multiple photons