luxon

L1U1X8O1N1
UK/ˈlʌk.sɒn/US/ˈlʌk.sɑn/

noun

Any particle that travels at exactly the speed of light and has zero mass: typically a photon.

OriginLatin lux →
RareScrabble 12
Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

nounluxon (plural luxons)

plural luxons

  1. natural sciencesAny particle that travels at exactly the speed of light and has zero mass: typically a photon.

Origin

  1. Latinlux“light”
  2. Englishluxon

From Latin lux (“light”) + -on.

More words from Latin

Full word history & related roots →

Translations

Japanese ルクソン
  • ルクソン (rukuson)particle
Polish lukson
  • luksonparticle
Cite this entry
APA

luxon. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/luxon

MLA

“luxon.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/luxon. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “luxon,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/luxon.

Source: luxon on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.