Word: phason
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: pha
son
Definition: A quasiparticle existing in quasicrystals due to their specific, quasiperiodic lattice structure
Morphemes:
Affix: phase
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A component in a material system that is distinguished by chemical composition and/or physical state (solid, liquid or gas) and/or crystal structure. It is delineated from an adjoining phase by an abrupt change in one or more of those conditions.
Affix: -on
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Forming nouns denoting subatomic particles quanta molecular units or substances .