photopair

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noun

A pair of photons, produced simultaneously, typically moving in opposite directions

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Meanings

nounphotopair (plural photopairs)

plural photopairs

  1. natural sciencesA pair of photons, produced simultaneously, typically moving in opposite directions

Origin

From photo- + pair.

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APA

photopair. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/photopair

MLA

“photopair.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/photopair. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “photopair,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/photopair.

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