"tachyon" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈtæk.i.ɒn/ Forms: tachyons [plural]
Etymology: Formed as: tachy- + -on, from ταχύς (takhús, “swift”, “rapid”). Coined by American physicist Gerald Feinberg in 1967. Etymology templates: {{confix|en|tachy|on}} tachy- + -on, {{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), taquion [masculine] (Occitan), 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)
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  2. (physics) A flaw in a physical theory that predicts the existence of tachyons or similar paradoxical results. Compare with ghost. Categories (topical): Physics
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Synonyms: tachyonic particle Derived forms: tachyonic Related terms: luxon, tardyon

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