This shows grade level based on the word's complexity.
photonics
[ foh-ton-iks ]
/ foʊˈtɒn ɪks /
Save This Word!
This shows grade level based on the word's complexity.
noun (used with a singular verb)
the study and technology of the use of light for the transmission of information.
QUIZ
ARE YOU A TRUE BLUE CHAMPION OF THESE "BLUE" SYNONYMS?
We could talk until we're blue in the face about this quiz on words for the color "blue," but we think you should take the quiz and find out if you're a whiz at these colorful terms.
Question 1 of 8
Which of the following words describes “sky blue”?
Meet Grammar CoachImprove Your Writing
Origin of photonics
Words nearby photonics
photon, photonasty, photonegative, photoneutron, photonic, photonics, photonovel, photonuclear, photo-offset, photo op, photo opportunity
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2021
How to use photonics in a sentence
A paper published this week in the journal Nature Photonics explained how.
British Dictionary definitions for photonics
photonics
/ (fəʊˈtɒnɪks) /
noun
(functioning as singular) the study and design of devices and systems, such as optical fibres, that depend on the transmission, modulation, or amplification of streams of photons
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
© William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Scientific definitions for photonics
photonics
[ fō-tŏn′ĭks ]
The scientific study or application of electromagnetic energy whose basic unit is the photon, incorporating optics, laser technology, electrical engineering, materials science, and information storage and processing.
The American Heritage® Science Dictionary
Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.