"plasmon" meaning in English

See plasmon in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈplazmɒn/ [UK] Forms: plasmons [plural]
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Hellenic *plátʰyō Proto-Hellenic *pláťťō? Ancient Greek πλάσσω (plássō) Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Hellenic *-mə Ancient Greek -μα (-ma) Ancient Greek πλᾰ́σμᾰ (plắsmă)der. Late Latin plasmader. English plasma Ancient Greek ἤλεκτρον (ḗlektron)bor. Latin ēlectrum Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icus New Latin ēlectricusbor. English electric Proto-Indo-European *h₁ey- Proto-Indo-European *h₁éyti Proto-Graeco-Phrygian *éimi Proto-Hellenic *éimi Ancient Greek ἰόν (ión)der. English ion blend English electronbf. ▲ Ancient Greek -ον (-on)influ. English -on English plasmon From plasma + -on, modelled after electron. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|plasma|-on<id:particle or quantum>|id=physics|nodot=1|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Hellenic *plátʰyō Proto-Hellenic *pláťťō? Ancient Greek πλάσσω (plássō) Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Hellenic *-mə Ancient Greek -μα (-ma) Ancient Greek πλᾰ́σμᾰ (plắsmă)der. Late Latin plasmader. English plasma Ancient Greek ἤλεκτρον (ḗlektron)bor. Latin ēlectrum Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icus New Latin ēlectricusbor. English electric Proto-Indo-European *h₁ey- Proto-Indo-European *h₁éyti Proto-Graeco-Phrygian *éimi Proto-Hellenic *éimi Ancient Greek ἰόν (ión)der. English ion blend English electronbf. ▲ Ancient Greek -ον (-on)influ. 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{{en-noun}} plasmon (plural plasmons)
  1. (physics, astronomy) The quantum of waves produced by the collective effects of large numbers of electrons when disturbed from equilibrium. Derived forms: magnetoplasmon, plasmonic, surface plasmon Related terms: phonon, photon, plasmonics Translations (quantum of waves): 等離體子 /等离体子 (děnglítǐzǐ) (Chinese Mandarin), 電漿子 /电浆子 (diànjiāngzǐ) (Chinese Mandarin), plasmon [masculine] (French), Plasmon [neuter] (German), plasmone [masculine] (Italian), プラズモン (purazumon) (Japanese), 플라즈몬 (peullajeumon) (Korean), plazmon [masculine] (Polish), plasmão [Portugal, masculine] (Portuguese), плазмо́н (plazmón) [masculine] (Russian), plasmón [masculine] (Spanish)
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ˈplazmɒn/ [UK] Forms: plasmons [plural]
Etymology: From (cyto)plasm + -on. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|cytoplasm<alt:(cyto)plasm>|-on<id:unit>|id=genetics|text=+|tree=1}} From (cyto)plasm + -on. Head templates: {{en-noun}} plasmon (plural plasmons)
  1. (genetics) All the genetic material outside the cell nucleus. Derived forms: homoplasmon
    Sense id: en-plasmon-en-noun-SLLacVLD Categories (other): Genetics, English entries referencing missing etymons, English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymon, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -on (unit), Entries with translation boxes, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with etymon Disambiguation of English entries referencing missing etymons: 28 72 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 39 61 Disambiguation of English entries with etymon: 36 64 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 26 74 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -on (unit): 41 59 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 41 59 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 30 70 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 26 74 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 24 76 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 41 59 Topics: biology, genetics, medicine, natural-sciences, sciences
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Etymology number: 2

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