Meanings
plasmon1
nounplasmon (plural plasmons)
plural plasmons
- astronomyThe quantum of waves produced by the collective effects of large numbers of electrons when disturbed from equilibrium.
plasmon2
nounplasmon (plural plasmons)
plural plasmons
- biologyAll the genetic material outside the cell nucleus.
Plasmon3
proper noun
- A proprietary dried milk product used as a fortifying agent in biscuits.
Origin
plasmon · noun
- Proto-Hellenic*plátʰyō
- Proto-Hellenic*plát͏̌t͏̌ō?
- Ancient Greekπλάσσω (plássō)
- Ancient Greekπλᾰ́σμᾰ (plắsmă)
- Late Latinplasma
- Englishplasma
- Ancient Greekἤλεκτρον (ḗlektron)
- Latinēlectrum
- New Latinēlectricus
- Englishelectric
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁ey-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁éyti
- Proto-Hellenic*éimi
- Ancient Greekἰόν (ión)
- Englishion
- Englishelectronbf.
- Englishplasmon
From plasma + -on, modelled after electron.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Chinese Mandarin 等離體子 /等离体子, 電漿子 /电浆子
- 等離體子 /等离体子 (děnglítǐzǐ)quantum of waves
- 電漿子 /电浆子 (diànjiāngzǐ)quantum of waves
French plasmon
- plasmonquantum of waves
German Plasmon
- Plasmonquantum of waves
Italian plasmone
- plasmonequantum of waves
Japanese プラズモン
- プラズモン (purazumon)quantum of waves
Korean 플라즈몬
- 플라즈몬 (peullajeumon)quantum of waves
Polish plazmon
- plazmonquantum of waves
Portuguese plasmão
- plasmãoquantum of waves
Russian плазмо́н
- плазмо́н (plazmón)quantum of waves
Spanish plasmón
- plasmónquantum of waves
Rhymes & wordplay
Anagrams
Cite this entry
APA
plasmon. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/plasmon
MLA
“plasmon.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/plasmon. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “plasmon,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/plasmon.
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