"photonics" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /foʊˈtɑnɪks/ [General-American]
Rhymes: -ɒnɪks Etymology: photon + -ics Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|photon|ics}} photon + -ics Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} photonics (uncountable)
  1. (sciences) The science and technology of generating and controlling photons, particularly in the visible and near infrared light spectrum. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Sciences Hyponyms: nanophotonics Derived forms: silicon photonics Translations (science and technology of generating and controlling photons): fotônica [feminine] (Brazilian Portuguese), 光子學 (Chinese Mandarin), 光子学 (guāngzǐxué) (Chinese Mandarin), fotonica (Dutch), fotónica [feminine] (European Portuguese), fotoniikka (Finnish), valotiede (Finnish), photonique [feminine] (French), fótónaic [feminine] (Irish), អាភាណូវិទ្យា (ar phea no vi tyea) (Khmer), 광자학 (gwangjahak) (Korean), fotonika [feminine] (Polish), fotónica (Spanish), fotonik [common-gender] (Swedish), quang tử học (Vietnamese)

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