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2025
photonics
photonics
English
Noun
photonics
(
uncountable
)
(
sciences
)
the science and technology of generating and controlling
photons
, particularly in the
visible
and
near infrared
light spectrum
Translations
the science and technology of generating and controlling photons
Dutch:
fotonica
French:
photonique
(fr)
f
Irish:
fótónaic
f
Khmer:
អាភាណូវិទ្យា
(
ar phea no vi tyea
)
Polish:
fotonika
f
Spanish:
fotónica
(es)
Swedish:
fotonik
c
Etymology
photon
(light) +
-ics
(knowledge or discipline)
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