plasmon

English

Etymology

From plasma +‎ -on.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈplazmɒn/

Noun

plasmon (plural plasmons)

1. (genetics) All the genetic material in an organism.
2. (physics, astronomy) The quantum of waves produced by the collective effects of large numbers of electrons when disturbed from equilibrium.

Derived terms

• plasmonic
• surface plasmon

Translations

genetic material

quanta of waves

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 等離體子／等离体子 (děnglítǐzǐ), 電漿子／电浆子 (diànjiāngzǐ)

• French: plasmon (fr) m
• Italian: plasmone (it) m
• Japanese: プラズモン (purazumon)
• Polish: plazmon m
• Portuguese: plasmão m (Portugal)
• Spanish: plasmón (es) m

See also

• phonon
• photon
• plasma
• plasmonics

Anagrams

• Lampson

Esperanto

Noun

plasmon

1. accusative of plasmo