Meanings
phonon1
phonon2
Origin
phonon · noun
- Ancient Greekφωνή“sound”
- Englishphonon
From phono- + -on. From Ancient Greek φωνή (phōnḗ, “sound”). Modelled after photon.
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Full word history & related roots →phonon · noun
- Ancient Greekφωνή“sound”
- Englishphonon
From phono- + -on. From Ancient Greek φωνή (phōnḗ, “sound”).
More words from Ancient Greek
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Brazilian Portuguese fônon
- fônonquantum of acoustic energy
Chinese Mandarin 聲子 /声子
- 聲子 /声子 (shēngzǐ)quantum of acoustic energy
European Portuguese fonão
- fonãoquantum of acoustic energy
Finnish fononi
- fononiquantum of acoustic energy
French phonon
- phononquantum of acoustic energy
German Phonon
- Phononquantum of acoustic energy
Hindi ध्वन्यणु
- ध्वन्यणु (dhvanyaṇu)quantum of acoustic energy
Icelandic hljóðeind
- hljóðeindquantum of acoustic energy
Italian fonone
- fononequantum of acoustic energy
Japanese フォノン, 音子
- フォノン (fonon)quantum of acoustic energy
- 音子 (onshi)quantum of acoustic energy
- 音響量子 (onkyō ryōshi)quantum of acoustic energy
Korean 음향양자
- 음향양자 (eumhyang'yangja)quantum of acoustic energy
Polish fonon
- fononquantum of acoustic energy
Russian фоно́н
- фоно́н (fonón)quantum of acoustic energy
Swedish fonon
- fononquantum of acoustic energy
Cite this entry
APA
phonon. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phonon
MLA
“phonon.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phonon. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “phonon,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phonon.
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