Meaning of PHOTON

Pronunciation:			'fowtân
WordNet Dictionary
	Definition:		[n]  a quantum of electromagnetic radiation; an elementary particle that is its own antiparticle
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	See Also:		electromagnetic radiation, electromagnetic wave, gauge boson, nonparticulate radiation
Biology Dictionary
	Definition:		A quantum unit of light energy.
Thesaurus Terms
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