Proto-photon

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A theoretical but not yet detected particle proposed to explain, among other things, the mechanisms of gravity; a gauge boson. rare

    "Since the proto-photon has no charge, it does not seem likely that we could detect such "orbital" motion for the electron-photon system."

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"Since the proto-photon has no charge, it does not seem likely that we could detect such "orbital" motion for the electron-photon system."

Etymology

From proto- + photon.

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