plasmon

English

Etymology

From plasma +‎ -on.

Pronunciation

• 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

• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}

quanta of waves

• French: plasmon (fr) m
• Japanese: プラズモン (purazumon)
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Polish: plazmon m

See also

• phonon
• photon
• plasma
• plasmonics

Anagrams

• Lampson

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Esperanto

Noun

plasmon

1. accusative of plasmo