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Meaning of tachyon | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized
ˈtæk.i.ɒn

Definitions

  1. A hypothetical particle that travels faster than the speed of light.
    particle
  2. A flaw in a physical theory that predicts the existence of tachyons or similar paradoxical results. Compare with ghost.

Equivalents

العربية تَكْيُون
Deutsch Tachyon
Español taquión
Suomi takioni
Français tachyon
Bahasa Indonesia takhion
Íslenska hraðeind
Italiano tachione
日本語 タキオン 陰子
ქართული ტაქიონი
한국어 타키온
Bahasa Melayu takion
Português taquião táquion
Română tahion
Русский тахион
Türkçe takyon

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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See also

tachyonic antitelephone tachypacing tachyphagia tachyphemia tachyphrasia tachyphrenia

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