quang tử

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 光子 (“photon”).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [kwaːŋ˧˧ tɨ˧˩]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [kwaːŋ˧˧ tɨ˧˨]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [waːŋ˧˧ tɨ˨˩˦]

Noun

quang tử

(physics, obsolete) photon

Usage notes

Like điện tử, quang tử is an obsolete term for photon. In modern days, transcribed froms such as phôton or phô-tông are preferred.

Synonyms

phôtôn, phô-tông

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