tachyon
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- Scrabble points
- 15
- Words With Friends
- 15
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Definition of tachyon
2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
- (particle)A hypothetical particle that travels faster than the speed of light.
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noun
- (particle)A hypothetical particle that travels faster than the speed of light.
- A flaw in a physical theory that predicts the existence of tachyons or similar paradoxical results. Compare with ghost.
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Etymology
Formed as: tachy- + -on, from ταχύς (takhús, “swift”, “rapid”). Coined by American physicist Gerald Feinberg in 1967.
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82 playable · top: CHANTY (14 pts)
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1 word5-letter words
13 words4-letter words
21 words3-letter words
31 words- HAY 9 pts
- HOY 9 pts
- THY 9 pts
- YAH 9 pts
- CAY 8 pts
- COY 8 pts
- OCH 8 pts
- ANY 6 pts
- HAO 6 pts
- HAT 6 pts
- HON 6 pts
- HOT 6 pts
- NAH 6 pts
- NAY 6 pts
- NOH 6 pts
- NTH 6 pts
- THO 6 pts
- TOY 6 pts
- YON 6 pts
- ACT 5 pts
- CAN 5 pts
- CAT 5 pts
- CON 5 pts
- COT 5 pts
- OCA 5 pts
- ANT 3 pts
- NOT 3 pts
- OAT 3 pts
- TAN 3 pts
- TAO 3 pts
- TON 3 pts
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