"tachyon" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [Dutch]

IPA: /ˈtɑ.xiˌɔn/ Audio: Nl-tachyon.ogg Forms: tachyonen [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from English tachyon. Etymology templates: {{bor|nl|en|tachyon}} English tachyon Head templates: {{nl-noun|n|-:en|-}} tachyon n (plural tachyonen)
  1. (physics) tachyon Tags: neuter Categories (topical): Physics

Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈtæk.i.ɒn/ Forms: tachyons [plural]
Etymology: Formed as: tachy- + -on, representing a hypothetical Ancient Greek etymon of the form *ταχυόν (takhuón, “a quick thing”), from ταχύς (takhús, “swift”, “rapid”). Coined by American physicist Gerald Feinberg in 1967. Etymology templates: {{confix|en|tachy|on}} tachy- + -on, {{uder|en|grc|-}} Ancient Greek, {{m|grc||ταχυόν|a quick thing}} ταχυόν (takhuón, “a quick thing”), {{m|grc|ταχύς||swift”, “rapid}} ταχύς (takhús, “swift”, “rapid”), {{coin|en|Gerald Feinberg|in=1967|nat=American|nobycat=1|occ=physicist}} Coined by American physicist Gerald Feinberg in 1967 Head templates: {{en-noun}} tachyon (plural tachyons)
  1. (physics) A hypothetical particle that travels faster than the speed of light. Categories (topical): Subatomic particles, Faster-than-light travel Translations (hypothetical particle): takion [masculine] (Albanian), تَكْيُون (takyūn) (Arabic), տախիոն (taxion) (Armenian), ট্যাকিয়ন (ṭêkiẏon) (Bengali), taquió [masculine] (Catalan), 快子 (kuàizǐ) (Chinese Mandarin), takyon [neuter] (Danish), taĥiono (Esperanto), tahhüon (Estonian), takioni (Finnish), tachyon [masculine] (French), Tachyon [neuter] (German), τάχυον (táchyon) [neuter] (Greek), טכיון [masculine] (Hebrew), hraðeind [feminine] (Icelandic), tachione [masculine] (Italian), タキオン (takion) (Japanese), 陰子 (inshi) (Japanese), សីឃាណូ (sey khea no) (Khmer), tachionas [masculine] (Lithuanian), takyon [neuter] (Norwegian Bokmål), takyon [neuter] (Norwegian Nynorsk), تاکیون (Persian), tachion [masculine] (Polish), táquion [masculine] (Portuguese), taquião [masculine] (Portuguese), tahion [masculine] (Romanian), тахио́н (taxión) [masculine] (Russian), takion (Serbo-Croatian), tachyón (Slovak), tahion (Slovene), taquión [masculine] (Spanish), takyon [common-gender] (Swedish), แทคีออน (Thai), takyon (Turkish), тахіо́н (taxión) (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-tachyon-en-noun-TSgP1Ugo Disambiguation of Faster-than-light travel: 65 35 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms prefixed with tachy-, English terms suffixed with -on, English undefined derivations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 48 52 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 48 52 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with tachy-: 48 52 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -on: 47 53 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 53 47 Topics: natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics Disambiguation of 'hypothetical particle': 89 11
  2. (physics) A flaw in a physical theory that predicts the existence of tachyons or similar paradoxical results. Compare with ghost. Categories (topical): Physics
    Sense id: en-tachyon-en-noun-SVRB2tdl Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms prefixed with tachy-, English terms suffixed with -on, English undefined derivations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 48 52 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 48 52 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with tachy-: 48 52 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -on: 47 53 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 53 47 Topics: natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: tachyonic particle Derived forms: tachyonic Related terms: luxon, tardyon

Noun [French]

IPA: /ta.kjɔ̃/ Audio: Fr-Paris--tachyon.ogg [Paris] Forms: tachyons [plural]
Head templates: {{fr-noun|m}} tachyon m (plural tachyons)
  1. (physics) tachyon Tags: masculine Categories (topical): Faster-than-light travel, Subatomic particles
    Sense id: en-tachyon-fr-noun-MRT~-4J2 Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header Topics: natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics

Inflected forms

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