First Known Use: 1967
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tachyon
noun tachy·on \ˈta-kē-ˌän\
Definition of TACHYON
: a hypothetical particle held to travel only faster than light
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Origin of TACHYON
tachy- + 2-on
Rhymes with TACHYON
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