plasmonics

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noun

A proposed analogy to electronics using plasmons

OriginEnglish plasmon ← Ancient Greek ἰόν (ión) ← Proto-Hellenic *éimi →
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Meanings

nounplasmonics (uncountable)
  1. uncountablenatural sciencesA proposed analogy to electronics using plasmons

Origin

  1. Proto-Hellenic*plátʰyō
  2. Proto-Hellenic*plát͏̌t͏̌ō?
  3. Ancient Greekπλάσσω (plássō)
  4. Ancient Greekπλᾰ́σμᾰ (plắsmă)
  5. Late Latinplasma
  6. Englishplasma
  7. Ancient Greekἤλεκτρον (ḗlektron)
  8. Latinēlectrum
  9. New Latinēlectricus
  10. Englishelectric
  11. Proto-Indo-European*h₁ey-
  12. Proto-Indo-European*h₁éyti
  13. Proto-Hellenic*éimi
  14. Ancient Greekἰόν (ión)
  15. Englishion
  16. Englishelectronbf.
  17. Englishplasmon
  18. Englishplasmonics

From plasmon + -ics.

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Translations

Italian plasmonica
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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with plasmonics

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APA

plasmonics. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/plasmonics

MLA

“plasmonics.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/plasmonics. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “plasmonics,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/plasmonics.

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