carry light
Americannoun
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Quantum mechanics operates on incredibly tiny scales, and scientists are constantly developing more precise tools to measure and control phenomena such as photons, the particles that carry light.
From Science Daily • May 21, 2026
It had been assumed that neutrinos were essentially massless particles, like the photon particles that carry light.
From The Guardian • Oct. 6, 2015
Thanks to the light loads their large wings carry, "light planes," which commercial pilots call flivvers, pop-bottles, and of which an unprecedented 2,500 are being turned out this year, are all but foolproof.
From Time Magazine Archive
"Sure things" and "hot tips," while still plentiful, carry light weight with sophisticated investors.
From Time Magazine Archive
There are only two forces that can carry light to all the corners of the globe—only two—the sun in the heavens and the Associated Press down here.
From Mark Twain's Speeches by Twain, Mark
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