"plasmon" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈplazmɒn/ [UK] Forms: plasmons [plural]
Etymology: From plasma + -on. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|plasma|on}} plasma + -on Head templates: {{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: {{suffix|en|cytoplasm|on|alt1=(cyto)plasm|id2=unit}} (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 with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -on (unit), Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 26 74 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -on (unit): 31 69 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 41 59 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 26 74 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 24 76 Topics: biology, genetics, medicine, natural-sciences, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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