"luxon" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: luxons [plural]
Etymology: Latin lux (“light”) + -on. Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|lux||light}} Latin lux (“light”), {{suffix|en||on}} + -on Head templates: {{en-noun}} luxon (plural luxons)
  1. (physics) Any particle that travels at exactly the speed of light and has zero mass: typically a photon. Categories (topical): Physics, Relativity Derived forms: luxonic Related terms: tachyon, tardyon Translations (particle): ルクソン (rukuson) (Japanese)

Inflected forms

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