triphoton

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noun

A composite particle created by overlapping three indistinguishable photons in an optical fibre and manipulating their spin

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Meanings

nountriphoton (plural triphotons)

plural triphotons

  1. natural sciencesA composite particle created by overlapping three indistinguishable photons in an optical fibre and manipulating their spin

Origin

From tri- + photon.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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