фотон

Scientific term from English photon coined in 19th century. Morphologically formed as фото (foto, “photo”) +‎ -он (-on).

• IPA^(key): [foˈtɔn]
• Rhymes: -ɔn

фото́н • (fotón) m (relational adjective фото́нен)

1. (particle physics) photon, quantum of light (bosonic unit-particle of the electromagnetic force)

• “фотон”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• “фотон”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010

Borrowed from Russian фото́н (fotón), from English photon.

фотон • (foton)

1. (physics) photon

• IPA^(key): [fɐˈton]

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• Rhymes: -on

фото́н • (fotón) m inan (genitive фото́на, nominative plural фото́ны, genitive plural фото́нов)

1. (physics) photon
2. (astronautics) Foton (Soviet and Russian science satellites)
3. (video games) Photon (Soviet arcade cabinet)

• → Armenian: ֆոտոն (foton)
• → Kazakh: фотон (foton)

фо̀то̄н m inan (Latin spelling fòtōn)

1. photon

Borrowed from English photon, ultimately from Ancient Greek φῶς, φωτός (phôs, phōtós).

• IPA^(key): [fɔˈtɔn]

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фото́н • (fotón) m inan (genitive фото́на, nominative plural фото́ни, genitive plural фото́нів)

1. (physics) photon

• Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “фотон”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
• A. Rysin, V. Starko, Yu. Marchenko, O. Telemko, et al. (compilers, 2007–2022), “фотон”, in Russian-Ukrainian Dictionaries
• A. Rysin, V. Starko, et al. (compilers, 2011–2020), “фотон”, in English–Ukrainian Dictionaries
• “фотон”, in Горох – Словозміна [Horokh – Inflection] (in Ukrainian)
• “фотон”, in Kyiv Dictionary (in English)
• “фотон”, in Словник.ua [Slovnyk.ua] (in Ukrainian)