Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

polariton

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.43 in modern English

Syllables: po-lari-ton
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of a class of quasiparticles comprising elements of electromagnetic waves and excited states of matter.

Etymology

From polari(za)t(ion) + -on. By surface analysis, from polarit(y) + -on.

Inflected Forms

polaritons (plural)

Derived Forms

dipolariton magnetopolariton nanopolariton polaritonic

Frequently Paired Words

polaritonics polaritronics

Questions

What does polariton mean?: Any of a class of quasiparticles comprising elements of electromagnetic waves and excited states of matter.
Where does polariton come from?: From polari(za)t(ion) + -on. By surface analysis, from polarit(y) + -on.

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