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— John Milton

Say, Heavenly Muse, shall not thy sacred vein 15

Afford a present to the Infant God?

Hast thou no verse, no hymn, or solemn strain,

To welcome him to this his new abode,

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A way or means of approaching or entering; an entrance; a passage.

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photon

Part of SpeechnounPronunciation/foh-ton/

A fundamental particle of light or electromagnetic radiation, carrying energy.

In a Sentence

“Scientists study how photons, the basic units of light, carry energy through space.”

Origin

From Greek 'phos' (light) + '-on' (suffix for particles).

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Synonyms

light particlequantum of lightlight quantum

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Related Words

lightenergyradiationquantumparticlewaveelectromagneticphysics

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